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BOOK REVIEW
Basic Pathology: An Introduction to the Mechanisms of Disease
Lakhani S R, Dilly S A, Finlayson C J, et al (£22.99.) Arnold, 2003. ISBN 0340810017.
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With the new "integrated" undergraduate medical curriculum being adopted by medical schools in many countries, there is an ever increasing need for an appropriate basic pathology textbook. The authors have produced a book which is based on the principles and objectives of the integrated curriculum. Consequently, it is an ideal basic pathology textbook for students in the integrated medical curriculum.
The book has a novel approach to basic pathology, which is different from the standard basic pathology textbooks. There are four parts: "Introduction—what is a disease?", "Defence against disease", "Circulatory disorders", and "Disorders of cell growth". Each part consists of a variable number of chapters containing several unique learning aids.
The material is presented in a format that is easy to read and can be read at leisure. In accordance with the integrated curriculum,
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