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Title:

Stedman's medical abbreviations, acronyms & symbols.

Edition:

4th ed.

Publisher:

Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins,

Copyright Date:

c2008

Description:

xxviii, 875, 214 p. ; 23 cm.

Subject:

Medicine--Abbreviations--Dictionaries.
Medicine--Acronyms--Dictionaries.

Other Titles:

Stedman's ABBREV abbreviations, acronyms & symbols.

Notes:

Rev. ed. of: Stedman's ABBREV abbreviations, acronyms & symbols. 3rd ed. 2003. Includes bibliographical references (p. xxvi-xxviii).

Contents:

A-Z abbreviations and acronyms -- Appendices -- 1: Symbols -- 2: Greek alphabet -- 3: Elements and their symbols -- 4: ISMP's list of error-prone abbreviations, symbols, and dose designations -- 5: Weights and measures -- 6: Professional titles and degrees -- 7: Professional associations and organizations including government and regulatory agencies -- 8: Chemotherapy and other drug regimens -- 9: Clinical trials.

Summary:

From the Publisher: Stedman's Medical Abbreviations, Acronyms and Symbols, Fourth Edition offers quick, easy access to over 75,000 essential abbreviations, acronyms, and symbols for medical language specialists and medical, health, and nursing professionals. This thoroughly updated edition includes more than 7,500 new abbreviations, expansions, acronyms, and symbols and 14 appendices. "Do Not Use" abbreviations indicated by the Institute for Safe Medication Practices are highlighted, as are slang abbreviations.

ISBN:

0781772613 (alk. paper)
9780781772617 (alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)175174356

LCCN:

2007042790

Locations:

LTAX046 -- Indian Hills Community College Library - Centerville (Centerville)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)