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By David Capewell, Saran Shantikumar

Get ahead! is a new crucial revision sequence for clinical and surgical finals. every one name includes perform questions just like these you could count on within the actual examination. The sequence stands proud in its use of topic summaries that come with the entire aspect you will need from a bigger textbook - yet we have waived the waffle! while you're trying to find a accomplished, trustworthy, powerful revision relief, then glance no additional than Get ahead!

Features of Get forward! drugs: a hundred and fifty EMQs for Finals
- Covers the complete scientific syllabus
- one hundred fifty EMQ topics over ten perform papers
- Questions written in the same variety to the clinical colleges Council evaluate Alliance (MSC-AA) bank
- contains tougher stems appropriate for college kids aiming for honours
- complete explanatory solutions together with succinct topic summaries
- Eponymous info and derivatives for additional interest
- additionally appropriate for PLAB applicants

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