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By Wilburt C. Davison. Second edition. Price, $3.75. Pp. 274. Durham, N. C.: Duke University Press, 1938.

Arch Intern Med. 1939;63(3):608.

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The "index of symptoms method" of writing a textbook has been somewhat discredited in the past, but Dr. Davison has overcome its defects and produced a really valuable compendium. The explanation of success in this case is not far to seek: The writer knows what he is talking about, the literature is thoroughly covered and the style has clearness, force and precision. As a vade mecum and an aid to quick orientation as to diagnosis and procedure, it should be (as the need for a second edition shows) invaluable not only to the pediatrician but to the general physician. . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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