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The Literature of Medicine |1 January 1995

Textbooks of Gastroenterology: A Broad View

C. Mel Wilcox

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  • From Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia. Requests for Reprints: Dr. Wilcox, MD, Emory University School of Medicine, Gastroenterology Division, 69 Butler Street, Atlanta, GA 30303.
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The first major gastroenterology textbook was published in 1946 by Henry Bockus. During the ensuing four decades, this text blossomed to become a multiauthor, multivolume encyclopedia; the next edition will appear later this year. In 1970, a single-author work by Howard Spiro appeared; this was written specifically for the practicing gastroenterologist. Three years later, the first edition of Sleisenger and Fordtran's Textbook of Gastrointestinal Disease was published. In contrast to Spiro's text, this multiauthor endeavor reviewed not only clinical gastroenterology but physiology and pathophysiology as well, and it quickly became the standard with which other texts have been compared.
During the last decade, many gastroenterology texts have appeared, attempting to fill a perceived void, create a niche, or compete directly with Sleisenger and Fordtran. Thus, different types of books are now available to suit any need. My review contrasts and compares these texts in an effort to help physicians in different disciplines select the appropriate one.
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Wilcox CM. Textbooks of Gastroenterology: A Broad View. Ann Intern Med. ;122:75–77. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-122-1-199501010-00035

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Published: Ann Intern Med. 1995;122(1):75-77.

DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-122-1-199501010-00035

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