Casarett & Doull's Toxicology: The Basic Science of Poisons

by John Doull, Curtis D. Klaassen, Mary O. Amdur, et al.

Book Overview

This newest addition to the Companion Handbook Series is perfect for the toxicologist or pharmacy student who requires a brief introduction to the fundamental principles of toxicology but does not... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 002330040X
• ISBN13: 9780023300400
• Release Date: January 1980
• Publisher: MacMillan Publishing Company
• Length: 778 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.

Customer Reviews

not enough detail

the book is huge, and lots of topics. it is supposed to be a toxicology standard. however, the authors act afraid to go into any detail. try to find a better book. this will disappoint.

Great book!!! totally worth it

I feel this is a great book for toxicology students. I am a PhD student and I find it very very useful.......I am not sure about undergrads. I totally liked it.

If you can only buy 1 toxicology reference, make it this one

I found this to be an outstanding and thorough treatment of the entire gamut of toxicology. The book is well organized, with a very logical sequence of chapters. Each chapter is authored by recognized experts in the various subspecialties of toxicology, such as neurotoxicology. The principles and model systems of each specialty are discussed in detail. This text contains no fluff. I recommend it for graduate level students and above, though ambitious undergraduates may find it useful as well. My only suggestions for improvement would be updated figures and a glossary of terms. I sometimes found that authors of the earlier chapters would use terms which were not defined until later chapters. Overall, this is an excellent reference--well worth the price.

A very complete book about biomedical/environmental tox

Mr. Klassen did a very good job with the sixth edition of the classical Casarett and Doull`s. This is not a book for people scared of details, complex subjects and very long chapters. The book is not what I would call an easy read but I don't think that it should be anyway. Chapters cover diverse topics in a very complete manner, and as another reviewer said this is a book intended for advanced undergraduate courses or graduate toxicology courses. Only buy this book (which by the way is pretty expensive) if you intend to do research or work directly with toxicology. One final note, this is not a book oriented for the clinical setting. If you are a MD or health professional intending to use a book in the toxicological ER you should buy Goldfrank's Toxicologic Emergencies (which is a great book by the way).

TECHNICALLY CORRECT

This is a must have for the studying ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYST who is determined to KNOW HIS/HER HOMEWORK! As a reference book after course studies and during basic chemistry course fulfillment at the University level, this text is the "command level" of performance. One can not approach correction of injury without knowing the point source and characteristics of the contamination. KNOWING WHERE TO LOOK puts you half way there. The technically squemish need not open the cover. (this is a level 500-600 college textbook) ...textbook referred by chemist/scientist, William Martz