Chemistry : an introduction for medical and health sciences /
By: Jones, Alan.
Publisher: Hoboken, NJ : J. Wiley, 2005Description: viii, 260 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0470092882 (cloth); 9780470092880:; 9780470092880 (cloth); 0470092890; 9780470092897.Subject(s): Biochemistry | Chemistry | Pharmaceutical chemistryDDC classification: 540.2461Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Preface -- Introduction : How to use this book -- 1. Starting chemistry -- 2. Covalent compounds and organic molecules -- 3. Organic compounds containing carbon, hydrogen and oxygen : alcohols and ethers -- 4. Carbonyl compounds : compounds containing C = O groups -- 5. Organic compounds containing nitrogen -- 6. Vitamins, steroids, hormones and enzymes -- 7. Ions, electrolytes, metals and ionic bonding -- 8. Water -- 9. Acids and bases -- 10. Oxidation and reduction -- 11. Analytical techniques -- 12. Radioactivity -- 13. Rates of reaction -- 14. Overview of chemicals fighting diseases -- 15. Numbers and quantities -- Appendix 1 : Alphabetical list of the common elements -- Appendix 2 : Periodic classification of the common elements -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index.
Assuming little prior knowledge of the subject, this text provides students and practitioners with a clear and reliable introduction to chemical terms concepts that are relevant to their study and practice.