The American Year-Book of Medicine and Surgery, 1898: Being a Yearly Digest of Scientific Progress and Authoritative Opinion in All Branches of Medicine and Surgery, Drawn From Journals, Monographs, a - Hardcover

George M. Gould

9780260898920: The American Year-Book of Medicine and Surgery, 1898: Being a Yearly Digest of Scientific Progress and Authoritative Opinion in All Branches of Medicine and Surgery, Drawn From Journals, Monographs, a

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ISBN 10: 0260898929 ISBN 13: 9780260898920

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Excerpt from The American Year-Book of Medicine and Surgery, 1898: Being a Yearly Digest of Scientific Progress and Authoritative Opinion in All Branches of Medicine and Surgery, Drawn From Journals, Monographs, and d104-Books, of the Leading American and Foreign Authors and Investigators

T HE largely increased demand for the 1897 yeat-book leaves no doubt as to the usefulness of our work and of appreciation on the part of the profession; these facts have increased the endeavor of all concerned in the preparation of the volume for 1898 to bring it more nearly to our ideal of perfection. With the growing clearness of conception, on the part of the editors, of the exact nature of the professional need there has been a corresponding recognition of the necessity of' keeping the epitomization Within the limits allotted to previous issues. The vast and increasing literature has this year rendered the task of the editors of especial difficulty but we believe it has been more thoroughly carried out than ever before, despite the protests of most of the editors that any possible sins of omission must be charged to insufficient space, and not to neglect.

Several changes in the editorial staff have been caused by reasons that seem almost inevitable in a profession as active as ours. Among these I regret to chronicle the resignation of Professor Leffmann. The growing importance of the subjects heretofore so ably edited by him has warranted the creation of three departments, of which three distinguished specialists have kindly con sented to take charge. These are: 1. That of Physiologic Chemistry, by Prof. J ohn J Abel, of J ohms Hopkins Hospital; 2. That of Public Hygiene and Preventive Medicine, by Dr. Samuel W. Abbott, Secretary of the Massa chusetts State Board of Health; 3. That of Legal Medicine, by Dr. Wyatt Johnston, of Montreal, Canada.

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