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Clinical Medicine, 6th Edition, International Student Edition
Kumar & Clark's Clinical Medicine is known, respected and admired by medical students, doctors and health professionals
throughout the world. It provides in one volume a comprehensive and authoritative source of information on the management and treatment of medical problems. Clarity of writing, a hallmark of Kumar & Clark, has been combined with a colourful and attractive presentation and a companion website to produce a complete resource of medical information. Kumar & Clark is now regarded as the one book that every aspiring and qualified doctor should own.
KEY BOOK FEATURES:
- Colour-coded chapters make the book attractive and easy to navigate
- Drawings and photographs bring the subject to life
- Boxes and tables pull out and display important information
- Clear headings and a comprehensive index allow the reader to pinpoint information quickly and accurately
NEW FOR THIS EDITION
- All illustrations redrawn to make them more appealing and easy to understand
- New chapter added on The Special Senses (eyes and ENT) in response to reader requests
- Major sections on drug therapy, renal problems, nutrition, pancreatic-biliary disease and cardiology have been extensively rewritten
- International Advisory Panel of experts from around the world has been added to address the needs of the growing global readership of Kumar & Clark
throughout the world. It provides in one volume a comprehensive and authoritative source of information on the management and treatment of medical problems. Clarity of writing, a hallmark of Kumar & Clark, has been combined with a colourful and attractive presentation and a companion website to produce a complete resource of medical information. Kumar & Clark is now regarded as the one book that every aspiring and qualified doctor should own.
KEY BOOK FEATURES:
- Colour-coded chapters make the book attractive and easy to navigate
- Drawings and photographs bring the subject to life
- Boxes and tables pull out and display important information
- Clear headings and a comprehensive index allow the reader to pinpoint information quickly and accurately
NEW FOR THIS EDITION
- All illustrations redrawn to make them more appealing and easy to understand
- New chapter added on The Special Senses (eyes and ENT) in response to reader requests
- Major sections on drug therapy, renal problems, nutrition, pancreatic-biliary disease and cardiology have been extensively rewritten
- International Advisory Panel of experts from around the world has been added to address the needs of the growing global readership of Kumar & Clark
1508 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1987
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About the author
Parveen Kumar
21 books1 followerLibrarian note: There is more than one author with this name.
Please see: Parveen Kumar
Dame Parveen June Kumar DBE (born 1 June 1942) is a British doctor who is currently Professor of Medicine and Education at Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry. She worked in the NHS for over 40 years as a consultant gastroenterologist and physician at Barts and the London Hospitals and the Homerton University Hospital. She was the President of the British Medical Association in 2006, of the Royal Society of Medicine from 2010 to 2012, of the Medical Women's Federation from 2016 to 2018 and of the Royal Medical Benevolent Fund from 2013 to 2020. She was also Vice President of the Royal College of Physicians from 2003 to 2005. In addition, she was a founding non-executive director of the National Institute of Clinical Excellence, chaired the Medicines Commission UK until 2005, and also chaired the BUPA Foundation Charity for Research until 2013.
Kumar co-founded and co-edited Kumar and Clark's Clinical Medicine with Dr. Michael Clark, which is now in its 10th edition, a standard medical textbook which is used around the world. She has also held several leadership roles in medical education. She set up the first MSc course in Gastroenterology in the UK, and continues to teach, lecture and examine medical students and doctors across the globe. Apart from medical education, she is also very interested in global health and set up the Global Health Initiative at the Royal Society of Medicine when she was President.
Kumar was awarded DBE in 2017, CBE in 2000, the BMA Gold Medal in 2007, and was the first Asian Professional Woman of the year in 1999. She also has several other honours and honorary degrees.
source: Wikipedia
Please see: Parveen Kumar
Dame Parveen June Kumar DBE (born 1 June 1942) is a British doctor who is currently Professor of Medicine and Education at Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry. She worked in the NHS for over 40 years as a consultant gastroenterologist and physician at Barts and the London Hospitals and the Homerton University Hospital. She was the President of the British Medical Association in 2006, of the Royal Society of Medicine from 2010 to 2012, of the Medical Women's Federation from 2016 to 2018 and of the Royal Medical Benevolent Fund from 2013 to 2020. She was also Vice President of the Royal College of Physicians from 2003 to 2005. In addition, she was a founding non-executive director of the National Institute of Clinical Excellence, chaired the Medicines Commission UK until 2005, and also chaired the BUPA Foundation Charity for Research until 2013.
Kumar co-founded and co-edited Kumar and Clark's Clinical Medicine with Dr. Michael Clark, which is now in its 10th edition, a standard medical textbook which is used around the world. She has also held several leadership roles in medical education. She set up the first MSc course in Gastroenterology in the UK, and continues to teach, lecture and examine medical students and doctors across the globe. Apart from medical education, she is also very interested in global health and set up the Global Health Initiative at the Royal Society of Medicine when she was President.
Kumar was awarded DBE in 2017, CBE in 2000, the BMA Gold Medal in 2007, and was the first Asian Professional Woman of the year in 1999. She also has several other honours and honorary degrees.
source: Wikipedia
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January 30, 2021
5 stars
This is a great consult for medical students, covering a wide range of topics from general themes (i.e. genetics, cell biology, nutrition) to specific diseases (i.e. rheumatology and bone diseases, endocrine diseases, infectious diseases).
Despite having few figures, the text remains both in-depth and easy to comprehend. I will be investing in a hard copy soon, as I currently only have the e-book.
This is a great consult for medical students, covering a wide range of topics from general themes (i.e. genetics, cell biology, nutrition) to specific diseases (i.e. rheumatology and bone diseases, endocrine diseases, infectious diseases).
Despite having few figures, the text remains both in-depth and easy to comprehend. I will be investing in a hard copy soon, as I currently only have the e-book.
May 27, 2008
im curretly reading this book, its haaaaaaaarrrrrdddd.....in term of, making myself reading it...!!dragging this heavy book from my bookshelves, aannddd...open pages by pages...uuggghhhhh....but, this book is much2 better than harrison's internal medicine. contains diagrams and pics, the book is not 'wordy' either,(which is good for a bit of cramming ) very informative..
March 28, 2014
ONE OF THE BEST
December 13, 2014
Clinical medicine by Kumar and Clark is a rival to Davidson's Principles and practice of medicine. The content is well organised and presented in a simple understandable way.
April 4, 2021
way better than guyton. a lot of pictures. written by a girlboss!
October 11, 2012
An internal medicine bible, very readable and fun to explore.
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July 17, 2013
I enjoyed reading it very interesting
August 18, 2014
Good start for students who is interested in IM.
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