Alan Jones 
Chemistry 
An Introduction for Medical and Health Sciences

Chemistry: An Introduction for Medical and Health Sciences provides students and practitioners with a clear, readable introduction to the chemical terms and concepts that are relevant to their study and practice. Assuming little prior knowledge of the subject the book describes and explains the chemistry underlying many of the most commonly prescribed drugs and medicines. It also includes information on chemical aspects of digestion and nutrition, oxidation, radioactivity and an overview of how chemicals fight disease.

* Excellent pedagogy including learning objectives, diagnostic tests and questions in each chapter and a comprehensive glossary

* Experienced author team with many years experience of teaching chemistry to non-chemists

About the author

Professor Alan Jones is a recently retired Academic that is still involved in aspects of chemistry education. For many years Alan Jones taught chemistry to health students at Nottingham Trent University.