''Rook's Textbook of Dermatology'' is a leading textbook of

dermatology Dermatology is the branch of medicine dealing with the skin.''Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary.'' Random House, Inc. 2001. Page 537. . It is a speciality with both medical and surgical aspects. A List of dermatologists, dermatologist ...

published by Wiley. The ninth edition was published in 2016.

History

The first edition of ''Rook's'' was published in two volumes by

Blackwell Scientific Publications Wiley-Blackwell is an international scientific, technical, medical, and scholarly publishing business of John Wiley & Sons. It was formed by the merger of John Wiley & Sons Global Scientific, Technical, and Medical business with Blackwell Publish ...

in Oxford in 1968. It was jointly edited by

Arthur Rook Arthur Rook may refer to: * Arthur Rook (equestrian) (1921–1989), English equestrian and Olympic champion * Arthur Rook (dermatologist) (1918–1991), British dermatologist and author See also * Arthur Rooke Arthur Rooke was a British actor a ...

Darrell Wilkinson Peter Edward Darrell Sheldon Wilkinson (7 August 1919 – 17 August 2009) was a leading figure in dermatology who was consultant at Aylesbury and High Wycombe, co-edited the first edition of Rook's 1968 '' Textbook of Dermatology'' and found ...

and

John Ebling Francis John Govier Ebling (21 June 1918 – 29 May 1992), generally known as John Ebling, was Professor of Zoology at the University of Sheffield from 1968 to 1983, and subsequently Emeritus Professor of Dermatology 1983-1992. He is best known a ...

. Rook was the editor of the ''

British Journal of Dermatology The ''British Journal of Dermatology'' is a monthly peer-reviewed medical journal that covers the field of dermatology. It is published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the British Association of Dermatologists. The journal was established in 1888 ...

'' from 1968 to 1974 a dermatologist at

Addenbrooke's Hospital Addenbrooke's Hospital is an internationally renowned large teaching hospital and research centre in Cambridge, England, with strong affiliations to the University of Cambridge. Addenbrooke's Hospital is based on the Cambridge Biomedical ...

, Cambridge, and a medical historian. An online version was introduced for the eighth edition in 2010. The ninth edition in four volumes was published by Wiley in 2016.''Rook's Textbook of Dermatology'' ninth edition 2016
Wiley. Retrieved 19 August 2018.

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