Elsevier congratulates its British Medical Association Award winning medical authors and editors

Dermatology: Lawrence F Eichenfield - Neonatal Dermatology, 2nd edition

Endocrinology: Henry M Kronenberg and others - Williams Textbook of Endocrinology, 11th edition

Ophthalmology: Jack J Kanski - Clinical Ophthalmology: A Systematic Approach, 6th edition

Pediatrics: Malcolm Levene - MRCPCH MasterCourse

Surgery: H George Burkitt and others - Essential Surgery: Problems, Diagnosis and Management, 4th edition

BMA Illustrated Book Award: Ovalle and Nahirney - Netter's Essential Histology

BMA Student Textbook Award: Turnpenny and Ellard - Emery's Elements of Medical Genetics, 13th edition

Notes to Editors:

For a full list of winners please visit: http://www.bma.org.uk/ap.nsf/Content/LIB2008WinnersBookCompetition

About the British Medical Association Awards

The BMA Medical Book Competition has been held annually since 1994 by the BMA's Board of Science and administered by the BMA Library. It aims to encourage and reward excellence in medical publishing and patient information.

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