The ninth edition of this best-selling textbook of clinical medicine builds even further on its formidable, prize-winning formula of excellence, comprehensiveness and accessibility. `This book is stunning in its breadth and ease-of-use. It still remains the "gold standard", thorough guide to clinical medicine its forefathers were.` BMA Medical Book Awards judges. New to this edition: 2 new chapters: Global Health and Women`s Health. 25 new authors