Atlas and epitome of diseases of children / by R. Hecker and J. Trumpp ; edited by Isaac A. Abt.

  • Hecker, R. (Rudolf), 1868-1963.
Date:
1907
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Credit: Atlas and epitome of diseases of children / by R. Hecker and J. Trumpp ; edited by Isaac A. Abt. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    PREFACE Pediatrics is, unfortunately, still the stepchild of our universities. It is true that, owing to its eminentlv prac- tical importance, it is included as a secondary subject in thc 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- cians, 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 praetising physicians who have not had the advantage of clinical instruction to gain a better understanding of systematic text-books, and that the epitome wliich the Atlas contains may servc as a convenient summary of the subject. We also hope that teachers may occasionally find the book useful in their dass work.