TY  - JOUR
T1  - THe student's textbook of surgery.
Y1  - 1919/11/15
N1  - 10.1001/jama.1919.02610460063034
JO  - Journal of the American Medical Association
SP  - 1545
EP  - 1545
VL  - 73
IS  - 20
N2  - It is frequently difficult to give a just appraisal of a book, and there is always danger of doing an injustice to the author by allowing a few minor faults to warp our judgment so that a really meritorious product fails to receive just appreciation. Nevertheless, works that are intended as models for students and as authoritative sources of information for the general profession must maintain a high standard; inaccuracy and dogmatic dismissal of accepted belief cannot be tolerated; and truth must not be sacrificed for the sake of brevity. This book is a British book, and in its failure to appreciate the contributions of American investigators, is a typical expression of the European state of mind. In most sections the work is excellent; in others, we miss much that has seemed of importance. For instance: In the discussion of the treatment of burns, the picric and boric acid methods
SN  - 0002-9955
M3  - doi: 10.1001/jama.1919.02610460063034
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.1919.02610460063034
ER  -