Contributors

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Preface

ix

Acknowledgements

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1

Structure and Function of the Genome   Peter Dixon

1

2

Clinical Genetics   Dorothy Trump

13

3

Embryology   Kate Hardy

25

4

Fetal and Placental Physiology   Sailesh Kumar

49

5

Applied Anatomy   Sara Paterson-Brown

57

6

Pathology   Neil Sebire

97

7

Microbiology and Virology   Geoffrey Ridgway &J Paul Taylor

107

8

Immunology   Andrew George

131

9

Biochemistry   Fiona Lyall

143

10

Physiology   David Williams, Anna Kenyan &£ Dawn Adamson

173

11

Endocrinology   Mark Johnson

231

12

Drugs and Drug Therapy   Hassan Shehata

259

13

Physics   David Talbert

279

14

Statistics and Evidence-Based Healthcare   Louise Brown

289

15

Clinical Research Methodology   Andrew Shennan & Annette Briley

305

16

Multiple Choice Questions

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Index

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