Gray's Anatomy The Anatomical Basis of Clinical Practice Hardcover - 2004

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The 'ultimate truth' in anatomy. Gray's Anatomy is the peerless source of reference on all matters concerning human anatomy. The new 39th edition has been redesigned, reduced in size and rigorously edited to improve readability, remove duplication and thereby produce one of the most radical revisions in the book's long and distinguished history. For the first time, Gray's Anatomy has been organised by body region, and edited by a team of clinicians, to ensure maximum relevance to those working in medicine, dentistry and professions allied to medicine. Our goal has been to provide the most reliable and comprehensive human anatomy resource possible, together with 'signposts' to the most current sources of molecular and cytological information available elsewhere, on the web or in print. Also available as an e-dition.

• Unparalleled description of human structure - serves as the ultimate resource on human anatomy
• Spectacular artwork programme including almost 700 entirely new illustrations, summarising information, helping you to learn and memorise 3-D relationship of anatomical structures and then apply this knowledge to your practice
• Editorial board comprises mainly clinicians, not just basic scientists - ensures applicability to a range of disciplines
• Regional organisation - all anatomical content relevant to, say, an operation on the shoulder is contained in one place, not scattered between body-system sections
• Now more concise and accessible
• Edited by clinicians, for clinicians
• Regional organisation (not systemic) - more clinically relevant
• Reduced length (from 2,100 pages in 38^th edition to 1,600 pages)
• Approx 700 new illustrations (out of total 2,260) (For example, new imaging, surface and gross anatomy
• Improved cross-referencing
• Unnecessary repetition and 'Victorian prose' removed
• Reduced detail on molecular and cell biology - more on clinical and applied anatomy