Hello, I am thinking of buying the abovementioned text... I was
wondering however, if a new edition is imminent...Currently the edition
available here is the 10th (1994) edited by LW Way (Appleton & Lange)

Also, could anyone recommend any really good brief and concise books for
medicine and surgery?

Thanks

PS- my newserver has been acting up a lot, if you do reply, could you
please mail me as well? Thanks again

Robert Spykerman
Medical Student
Trinity College Dublin
Ireland
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I'm a fellow medical student in the states.  I have found several good
books on medicine and surgery.  You are asking for a concise book (how
concise do you want?).  The surgery book that we use for our class is:

Essentials of General Surgery by Lawrence (1992) Williams and Wilkins.
(pp. 432).  Excellent gernal text on surgery.  A companion book for
specialties is called Essentials of Surgical Specialties - same
publisher.  The latter book is not as good as the former.  For a more
indepth look at surgery I like the Current Series (Lange publishers) -
published almost every year. (pp. about 1000).

For internal medicine it is difficult to find a good book that is
concise.  Medicine is so broad that you would sacrafice information by
making the text too short.  I reccomend Harrison's or Cecils.  Each has
a companion book that is significantly abridged and provides good brief
information.

Best of luck.

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