Book Review: Text-Book of Orthopædic Medicine

Text-Book of Medicine

M.D. Two volumes. Vol. I. Pp. xvi., 824. Vol. II. Pp. xvi., 909. Edinburgh: Young J. Pentland. 1901. The scheme and scope of this Text-Book of Medicine are excellent for the purposes of the student and general practitioner. The editor has gathered round him a number of well-known authorities in the several departments in which they contribute, each one possessing the width of scientific and pra...

Text-Book of Medicine

ducing a very admirable text-book on general medicine there is not the slighest doubt. The book consists of two moderate-sized volumes in royal octavo, and is in every way admirably printed and got up, in the way we have become accustomed to associate with the books published by Mr. Young J. Pentland. A difficulty lies, however, in classifying the volumes. It has no pretensions to be a System l...

Text-book of Medicine

MR. BROCK, who considers that Astley Cooper "has not received that acknowledgment wvhich he deserves," has given us a most interesting account of the work of this remarkable surgeon. From his appointment to the staff at Guy's Hospital in 1800 till his death in 1841 he held a leading place in British surgery, both as surgeon and teacher. His lectures at one time attracted as many as 400 students...

A Text-Book of Medicine

Text Book of Medicine (Livingston)