At first sight it may appear strange that a volume of Progress in Pediatric Surgery should be devoted to the history of our specialty. One assumes that progress is concerned primarily with recent developments whilst history deals with matters of the past. However, in the past there has also been considerable progress in the development of our understand ing of paediatric surgical problems, otherwise we would not have pro gressed to our present achievements. The editors, therefore, do not apologize for compiling this volume but, on the contrary, feel that the publication of this volume is most timely. Modern paediatric surgery has now been practised for three genera tions. The handful of pioneers who were the founders of our specialty worked mainly before the last world war. A few dozen of the inter mediary generation started work immediately after the war, while the new generation who are now dominating our specialty must be counted in thousands. Two factors have radically altered paediatric surgery as practised by the intermediary and the present generation of surgeons.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg Gmbh & Co. Kg
ISBN-13
9783642708275
eBay Product ID (ePID)
117514546
Product Key Features
Author
P. P. Rickham
Publication Name
Historical Aspects of Pediatric Surgery
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Medicine, Surgery
Publication Year
2011
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
286 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
229mm
Item Width
152mm
Volume
20
Item Weight
443g
Additional Product Features
Series Title
Progress in Pediatric Surgery
Editor
P. P. Rickham
Country/Region of Manufacture
Germany
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