TY - JOUR T1 - TExtbook of medical treatment, ed 2. AU - DeGowin EL Y1 - 1969/07/01 N1 - 10.1001/archinte.1969.00300170122033 JO - Archives of Internal Medicine SP - 120 EP - 120 VL - 124 IS - 1 N2 - Every clinician whose practice and interests extend beyond the confines of a small specialty needs a book on medical treatment that is completely revised every two or three years by physicians experienced in their various fields. Changes in modern therapy are so many and they occur so rapidly that one cannot expect discussions in 2,000-page texts to be up to date. My specifications for such a book are met almost completely by the present volume. Its 11 editions have appeared at intervals from two to five years since 1939; the last few have been two years apart.The present edition represents the work of 37 writers from Scotland, most of whom were from its universities. In 700 pages they have covered (in excellent fashion) antibiotics and chemotherapy; infectious diseases; tuberculosis; diseases of the heart and circulation; diseases of the blood vessels of the limbs; disorders of the blood; anticoagulant SN - 0003-9926 M3 - doi: 10.1001/archinte.1969.00300170122033 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archinte.1969.00300170122033 ER -