Stanley Davidson

Davidson provides the factual knowledge required to practise medicine, explaining it in the context of underlying principles, basic science and research evidence, and shows how to apply this knowledge to the management of patients who present with problems rather than specific diseases.

'Davidson's Essentials of Medicine' presents the content of 'Davidson's Principles & Practice of Medicine' textbook in an accessible and portable format. It allows the reader to study the key information in a format that complements the core text.

This new edition describes the fundamental mechanisms determining health and disease, and covers practice in the medical specialties to MRCP (UK) level. It also includes an account of health problems in the developing world.

It is 46 years since the 1st publication of Sir Stanley Davidson's textbook, Principles and Practice of Medicine. Since that time, the book has gone through many changes, establishing an international reputation for innovation and clarity.