A Concise History of Paediatric Gastroenterology

Helps paediatric gastroenterologists to understand the development and future direction of their specialty by placing clinical practice in its historical perspective. This book opens with a chapter by Sir David Innes Williams, which analyses the factors which influence the development of paediatric specialties in general.

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This is a fascinating short text which helps paediatric gastroenterologists to fully understand the development and future direction of their specialty by placing current clinical practice in its historical perspective. An opening chapter by Sir David Innes Williams analyses the factors which influence the development of paediatric specialties in general. Subsequent chapters by experts of international renown focus on key disorders and the major developments which helped to define paediatric gastroenterology as a specialty in its own right. This book is concise and very readable - will appeal to all with an interest in medical history. It contains specific chapters on all major disorders written by an appropriate expert, and includes full references for each chapter.