RT Journal
A1 Stoffer SS
T1 ENdocrinology
JF JAMA
JO JAMA
YR 1989
FD July 14
VO 262
IS 2
SP 293
OP 294
DO 10.1001/jama.1989.03430020135051
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.1989.03430020135051
AB The second edition of this impressive text is the product of over 200 authors and 9 editors. The work is intended to provide a complete, contemporary source of both basic and clinical aspects of endocrinology. It was hoped that the book would be of use to undergraduates, house officers, fellows, and physicians practicing in the field.The textbook is surprisingly easy to read and is supplemented by a large number of illustrations and tables. Because the many authors are all outstanding authorities in their fields, the content is sound. Although I found myself disagreeing with bits and pieces, especially in those areas where I have expertise and strong opinions, the disagreements were relatively minor and did not distract from the overall quality of this text. Each of the chapters is followed by a rather extensive bibliography, making it easy for the interested reader to become quite expert on a particular