The Digestive System: Systems of the Body Series

By Dion G. Morton and Margaret E. Smith

Book Overview

An integrated textbook on the digestive system, covering both the basic science and major diseases of the system - intended for medical students taking system-based, integrated courses.Concise text covers the core anatomy and physiology in an integrated manner more suitable for the new system-based courses than anything else on the market.Coverage of the necessary basic science is clinically driven - clinical cases used throughout chapters.
In addition to the extensive use of cases throughout the book, the final chapter gives a concise coverage of the major diseases of the system, equipping students for the much earlier contact with patients which occurs under the new curriculum.Structure of the book encourages learning - objectives defined at the beginning of the chapter and self-assessment questions at the end.
Attractive, open two-colour page design.Reasonable price makes series as a whole affordable.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0443062455
• ISBN13: 9780443062452
• Release Date: August 2001
• Publisher: Churchill Livingstone
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.8" x 0.8" x 8.8"