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Pocket Companion to Accompany Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics, 16th ed
by Richard E. Behrman, MD, Robert M. Kliegman, MD, and Hal B. Jenson,
MD, 688 pp, $26.95, ISBN 0-721-6777-03, Philadelphia, Pa, WB Saunders Co,
2001.
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2002;156:299-300.
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In recent years we have seen a proliferation of spin-offs from the standard
pediatric texts, such as the venerable Nelson Textbook of
Pediatrics1 and the even more venerable
Holt/Macintosh/Rudolph Pediatrics.2
I am not aware of a spin-off as yet from Oski's Pediatrics,3 but it is only in its third edition.
The pocket Nelson is one such product, as is the
more comprehensive paperback version, the Nelson Essentials
of Pediatrics,4 the fourth edition
of which appeared in 2001. Residents and medical students with whom I consulted
refer to various versions as "big" Nelson, "little" Nelson, and "baby" Nelson. In
this era of Internet access to authoritative sites such as http://www.MDConsult.com and http://www.UpToDate.com, as well as availability of
various textbooks online, it is altogether appropriate to consider the function
and use of these products and the classic comprehensive textbooks. The preface
of the Pocket Companion indicates that it . . . [Full Text of this Article]
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