Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from Atlas and Epitome of Diseases of Children
Pediatrics is, unfortunately, still the stepchild of our universities. It is true that, owing to its eminently, prac tical importance, it is included as a secondary subject in the general examination for the degree in medicine, but many universities, nevertheless, are still without pediatric clinics and separate chairs for diseases of children. Under these circumstances it is no wonder that the pediatric education of many students and young physi eiaus, who have been obliged to get their knowledge of the subject from text-books, leaves much to be desired. The best text - book cannot take the place of clinical observation, but this deficiency can, to a great extent at least, be supplied by pictorial illustrations, provided they are given in sufficient numbers and arranged in series in a manner adapted to the use of students.
The current text-books on pediatrics do not meet this requirement, and the authors have, therefore, decided to bring out this Atlas of Diseases of Children in the hope that it will enable students and young practising physicians who have not had the advantage of clinical instruction to gain a better understanding of systematic text-books, and that the epitome which the Atlas contains may serve as a convenient summary of the subject. \ve also hope that teachers may occasionally find the book useful in their class work.
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