Publisher's Synopsis
This CD-ROM reference contains the most up-to-date information on all areas of medicine by having updates throughout the year of subscription. The authors of "Scientific American Medicine" continually monitor and revise this resource, incorporating new findings on preventions, diagnosis, treatment and pathology. It is designed as a comprehensive and complete medical resource, of use to physicians, residents, students and research scientists. All the latest findings are included in the updates, sometimes only weeks after their occurrence.;The CD-ROM is updated quaterly with the same information as the hardback equivalent. The updates contain summaries as well as complete coverage on new information. SAM-CD features a user-customizable thesaurus and heirarchical table of contents to make searching more efficient. It allows the user to annotate, copy and print text and illustrations and there is an on-screen help.
