About the Book

Pages: Committed to Providing Medical Information | Preface | Editorial Board | Editors | Editorial and Production Staff | Consultants | Contributors | Reviewers and Acknowledgments | Special Note to Readers | A Guide for Readers | Understanding Medical Terms

Editors

Editor-in-Chief Mark H. Beers, MD Executive Director of Geriatrics and Clinical Literature, Merck & Co., Inc., and Clinical Professor of Medicine, Drexel University

Senior Assistant Editors Andrew J. Fletcher, MB, BChir Merck & Co., Inc., and Adjunct Professor of Pharmaceutical Health Care, Temple University School of Pharmacy Thomas V. Jones, MD, MPH Merck & Co., Inc., and Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine, Temple University School of Medicine Robert Porter, MD Merck & Co., Inc., and Clinical Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University

Assistant Editors Michael Berkwits, MD Merck & Co., Inc., and Adjunct Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine Justin L. Kaplan, MD Merck & Co., Inc., and Clinical Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University