Oxford Dictionary of Medical Quotations

Oxford Dictionary of Medical Quotations
Author: Peter McDonald
Publisher: Oxford Medical Publications
Total Pages: 228
Release: 2004
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 9780198565987

'. . . absolutely fascinating... It is impossible to open this book at any page without finding something that will interest or entertain you... The rich and famous are certainly well represented in compilation and quite rightly so. Then there are real gems, including those from the most unlikely sources... This book is a little treasure.' -The Bulletin of the Royal College of Pathologists, 128'It's no laughing matter going to the doctor but at least this collection of cracking quotes can make the visit more bearable.' -Northern Echo'If you wish to pepper a presentation or if you enjoy writing... then you will find much in this volume to quote. I haven't counted them in detail, but I estimate there are in excess of 1500 quotations arranged in two ways: by author and by subject. This makes it very easy to locate a particular quotation, and as the title indicates they are all concerned in one way or another with various aspects of medicine... This is an excellent book to have beside you when writing an article or preparing a lecture. The selection is scholarly and the presentation excellent.' -Dr Alan EmeryThe Oxford Dictionary of Medical Quotations presents a wonderfully entertaining and eclectic range of quotations covering all aspects of medicine through the ages. It couples profound statements from famous scientists with witty one-liners from the likes of Woody Allen and Spike Milligan. Packed with hundreds of quotations, it is a book that anyone in the medical profession, or with an interest in health, will find an invaluable source of reference and considerable entertainment.Readership: Doctors in all areas of medicine. General readership

Oxford Dictionary of Medical Quotations

Oxford Dictionary of Medical Quotations
Author: Peter McDonald
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Total Pages: 224
Release: 2003-11-06
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0191574708

The Oxford Dictionary of Medical Quotations presents a wonderfully entertaining and eclectic range of quotations covering all aspects of medicine through the ages. It couples profound statements from famous scientists with witty one-liners from the likes of Woody Allen and Spike Milligan. Packed with hundreds of quotations, it is a book that anyone in the medical profession, or with an interest in health, will find an invaluable source of reference and considerable entertainment. A few examples: "I'm not afraid to die. I just don't want to be there when it happens." - Woody Allen "The only cure for sea-sickness is to sit on the shady side of an old brick church in the country." - English sailors' proverb "The nurse should never neglect to attend to the patient's bodily hygiene on the pretext that such measures do little good and are not urgent." - Florence Nightingale

Oxford Dictionary of Medical Quotations

Oxford Dictionary of Medical Quotations
Author: Peter McDonald
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2004
Genre: Health
ISBN: 9780192630476

The first book of its kind, The Oxford Book of Medical Quotations presents a wonderfully entertaining and eclectic range of quotations covering all aspects of medicine through the ages. It couples profound statements from famous scientists, with witty one-liners from the likes of Woody Allenand Spike Milligan. Packed with hundreds of quotations, it is a book that anyone in the medical profession, or with an interest in health, will find an invaluable source of reference, and considerable entertainment.

The Oxford Essential Quotations Dictionary

The Oxford Essential Quotations Dictionary
Author: Oxford University Press
Publisher: Berkley Books
Total Pages: 566
Release: 1998-08
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 9780425163870

Searchable database of English-language quotations, containing 7,000 entries. Quotations range in subject matter from creativity, money, and friendship to politicians, sports, and the weather.

The Oxford Dictionary of American Legal Quotations

The Oxford Dictionary of American Legal Quotations
Author: Fred R. Shapiro
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 610
Release: 1993
Genre: Law
ISBN:

The practice of law rests heavily on the incisive, pithy, and occasionally witty language of the best technical writing, and law- related themes are often found at the core of works of literature, politics, and other fields. Previous compilations of legal quotations have been limited, with significant gaps; many quoting rarely from American sources. The Oxford Dictionary of American Legal Quotations is the most scholarly and most complete legal quotation reference ever published. It includes a comprehensive collection of the most famous passages of American judges and legal commentators. This world also contains the wittiest sayings from literature, humor, motion pictures, and even song lyrics relating to American law. Over 3,000 entries are presented in a subject arrangement. Each quote has been verified from the original sources. Includes an author index and a key word index. An indispensable resource for anyone interested in the American legal system or in the vital legacy of the American constitution.

Concise Oxford Dictionary of Quotations

Concise Oxford Dictionary of Quotations
Author: Susan Ratcliffe
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 1723
Release: 2006
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 0198614179

Provides coverage of literary and historical quotations. An easy-to-use keyword index traces quotations and their authors, while the appendix material, including Catchphrases, Film Lines, Official Advice, and Political Slogans, offers further topics of interest.

Concise Colour Medical Dictionary

Concise Colour Medical Dictionary
Author: Elizabeth A. Martin
Publisher:
Total Pages: 720
Release: 1998
Genre: Medicine
ISBN: 9780192800855

This colour edition medical dictionary should be of use both as a home medical guide and as an aid for all those working in the medical and allied professions. Over 10,000 concise entries cover all the major medical and surgical specialties and the dictionary aims to reflect recent medical advances, including those in genetics, infertility treatment, cancer, imaging techniques, organ transplantation, and the links between BSE and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, and there is coverage of new drugs in clinical use.

Oxford Dictionary of Sports Science and Medicine

Oxford Dictionary of Sports Science and Medicine
Author: Michael Kent
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Total Pages: 620
Release: 2006-12-01
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0191574880

The Oxford Dictionary of Sports Science and Medicine provides comprehensive and authoritative definitions of nearly 8000 sports science and sports medicine terms. All major areas are covered, including exercise psychology, sports nutrition, biomechanics, anatomy, sports sociology, training principles and techniques and sports injury and rehabilitation The dictionary will be an invaluable aid to students, coaches, athletes and anyone wanting instant access to the scientific principles, anatomical structures, and physiological, sociological and psychological processes that affect sporting performance. It will also be of interest to the general reader interested in sports science and medicine terminology.