Cecil Textbook of Medicine


The Cecil Textbook of Medicine is a medical textbook published by Elsevier under the Saunders imprint.
It was first published in 1927 as the Textbook of Medicine, by Russell LaFayette Cecil. In the United States, it is a prominent and widely consulted medical textbook. Cecil Medicine is often compared with Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, which it predates by three decades. Approximately one third of its authors are changed with each new edition.

History

It was first edited by Russell LaFayette Cecil. It is now in its 27th edition.