RT Journal
A1 KLISH WJ
T1 DIgestive diseases in children
JF American Journal of Diseases of Children
JO American Journal of Diseases of Children
YR 1979
FD June 1
VO 133
IS 6
SP 660
OP 660
DO 10.1001/archpedi.1979.02130060100033
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archpedi.1979.02130060100033
AB This book is based, in part, on the proceedings of a symposium entitled, "Advances in Pediatric Gastroenterology," which was held in Niagara Falls, NY, in April 1977. Even though some chapters were added and various sections extended, the book does not represent a comprehensive textbook of pediatric gastroenterology. As pointed out in the preface, it is intended to be a current supplement to available publications in the field. It achieves this goal quite well even though the title is somewhat misleading. Only selected gastrointestinal (GI) diseases are covered and not all are diseases of digestion.The book is divided into the following seven sections: newer diagnostic procedures, genetic disorders, protective mechanisms of the GI tract, diarrhea, other common intestinal diseases, the pancreas, and the liver. I find it curious that the first section of the textbook is devoted to diagnostic procedures, whereas in the familiar format of medical textbooks, this