Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine 1014883 225780189 2008-07-15T10:51:17Z RHaworth 161142 remove listcruft '''''Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine''''' is an [[United States|American]] [[textbook]] of [[internal medicine]]. First published in [[1950]], it is presently in its seventeenth [[edition]] (published in February [[2008]]). Although it is aimed at all members of the medical profession, it is mainly used by [[internist]]s and junior doctors in this field, as well as [[medical student]]s.{{Fact|date=January 2008}} The work is named after [[Tinsley Randolph Harrison|Dr Tinsley R. Harrison]] of [[Talladega, Alabama]], who served as [[editor-in-chief]] of the first five editions and established the format of the work - a strong basis of clinical medicine interwoven with an understanding of [[pathophysiology]]. ==References== * Kasper DL, Braunwald E, Fauci AS, Hauser SL, Longo DL, Jameson JL. ''Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine''. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2008. ISBN 978-0-07-146633-9. * On the publisher's website: http://www.mhprofessional.com/product.php?isbn=0071466339&cat=4 ==External Links== http://www.amazon.com/Harrisons-Principles-Internal-Medicine-16th/dp/0071402357 [[Category:1950 books]] [[Category:Medical manuals]] {{med-book-stub}}