Cecil Textbook of Medicine: Single Volume (Hardcover)

by Lee Goldman (Author), Dennis Ausiello (Author)

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REVIEWS of the 20th EDITION: "The granddaddy of general internal medicine texts...solidly written and effectively illustrated...and a comprehensive resource on diseases of adults." (JAMA) --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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"In its comprehensive yet practical approach, this work exceeds its predecessors...all practitioners will find this book to be a ready reference as well as an excellent review.Students will continue to depend on it. Underlined and noted, it will be on the shelves of many future physicians. The authors are once again some of the most eminent physicians and educators in the world...This continues to be one of the most outstanding textbooks of medicine ever written, and this edition could well be the best yet. The online resources available to the book's owner greatly amplify the text's usefulness. I'm not sure if a single book could ever be described as comprehensive as to be the only medicine text a physician might need, but this work indeed comes close. 5 stars!" -Doody's Book Review Service

"Cecil textbook of Medicine, which ranks among the best medical textbooks in longevity, comprehensiveness, tradition, and use by practitioners and students alike...Reflecting new evidence-based standards, US Preventive Services Task Force Grade A evidence is highlighted within the text and cited at the conclusion of each chapter. This adds a methodologically rigorous approach to the diagnosis and management of diseases, which is necessary to practice sate-of-art medicine in a society increasingly focused on preventable errors. The text has full color with useful color-coded diagnostic and treatment algorithms...[Cecil Online] gives users real time access to a dynamic, expandable, and highly interactive e-version of the textbook. Goldman and Ausiello make a fine pairing, one a clinician-researcher, the other a physician-scientist. They have done a superb job of melding the best of the old Cecil with the sensibilitie and technology of 21st century medicine. The book links explicitly fundamental clinicalm bench, and public health research with evidence-based clinical medicine, with a particular eye toward common clinical problems.This emphasis infuses Cecil with utility for students, practitioners, and researchers alike...Goldman and Ausiello have given the 22nd edition of this venerable textbook a 21st century remodeling, which sets a new standard that others are sure to follow".
-JAMA, September 8, 2004-Vol 292, NO 10

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 2656 pages
• Publisher: Saunders; 22 edition (December 10, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 072169652X
• ISBN-13: 978-0721696522
• Product Dimensions: 11.5 x 9.8 x 2.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #576,518 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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24 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Cecil, April 10, 2001

By	Wes Burgess (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Cecil Textbook of Medicine (Single Volume) (Cecil Textbook of Medicine, 21st ed) (Hardcover)

I first bought this book in Medical School and I still use it almost every week after 14 years. It is thorough and consise-- provides a bit of theory and a lot of practical information in a scholarly style. If youre a reader, get this book-- you may find yourself reading a reference book in your spare time. I would like to go to a physician who used Cecil Medicine as a reference. If youre not a natural reader, forget it and just buy the latest copy of the Washington Manual.

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars More authoritative, readable and practical than Harrison's, May 27, 2006

By	Padunkiaet Vejvechaneyom (Bangkok, Thailand) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

You may just be interested in only Harrison's and may ignor Cecil's. But if you pay some attentions and seriously consider Cecil's, I am sure you will find out a lot of superb practical chapters and approaches to patients. Many of the chapters were written by world experts and authorities. Compared with Harrison's, Cecil's may contain more world experts and authorities. Many many chapters, written by the authors from the major well known subspecialty textbooks, were excellent and easy to understand. I highly recommend this textbook to medical students, internal medicine residents and internists.

24 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars great outline; easily understandable, June 21, 2000

By	B. Olalekan "smithsonian2000" (Nashville, TN United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Cecil Textbook of Medicine (Single Volume) (Cecil Textbook of Medicine, 21st ed) (Hardcover)

This book was first recommended to me by my consultant in internal medicine, so I decided to purchase a copy. So far I have enjoyed the book tremendously. The outlay is great; the depth of coverage is excellent, and it cuts to the meat of internal medicine without giving you distracting [and often confusing] information. Whenever I wanted a general overview of a topic, I turn to this book. For further studies, I use Harrison's. The standard is a bit high for the average medical student though. But if you are an intern, or an IM resident, you'll find the book an invaluable companion.