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American Journal of Surgery
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fiir Arzte und Studierende. Erster(aIIgemeiner) TheiI. By Prof. Dr. Kark Reschke. Berlin, F. C. W. VogeI, 1932. CHIRURGISCHE
INDIKATIONEN,
In 357 pages, 30 of which are devoted to bibIiography and index, the subject of surgicaI indications is treated entireIy from the German standpoint and, as such, this book has a very definite function. Not all of the indications for operations wouId be bIindIy accepted in this country but the reverse wouId aIso be the case were the book written in this country. It is we11 however to have avaiIabIe this book giving the German standpoint of today. AI1 the references in the bibIiography are to German Iiterature. This volume is to be folIowed by another, treating of the “specia1” organs and conditions.
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