Year: 2006
Type: article
Abstract: Not so long ago, it was still possible for a single author to publish a reference textbook on a particular subject.Sir George Pickering wrote one for hypertension in 1968 in which he provided a succinct but comprehensive review about what was then known on this subject.How times have changed!The latest "comprehensive book" on hypertension, as described by the editors, Suzanne Oparil and Michael Weber in the preface, consumes 844 pages divided into 79 chapters written by over 150 authors.It is not surprising that this approach to creating a reference textbook on hypertension tends to reflect the interests and expertise of the authors with uniformity of style, organization of topics, and consistency playing a secondary role.The net result is more a compilation of review articles rather than a well organized, reference textbook.Even though the
Source: Journal of Cardiac Surgery
Authors: Suzanne Oparil, Michael Weber
Institution: Elsevier BV (Netherlands)
Language: English
Subfield: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W2010075944