Illustrated Textbook of Paediatrics: With STUDENT CONSULT Online Access

""This writing style is accessible and succint"-a blatent lie on the back cover. This book is about as accessible as Mars and as succint as the whole Britannica encyclopedia collection in Latin.
There is no consistency to the format. Don't fall into the trap of thinking that you may learn something as this book is more likely to confuse you of the knowledge you already may have. Half of the management sections are missing or hidden in the depths of unnecessary "illustrations and figures". By the way, writing big blocks of prose in a coloured box does not make it an illustration. When you do find management sections they say things like..."use anti-staphylococcal drugs to treat staphylococcal infections". Useful.
The index is appalling and should really direct to another book if it was gonna be of any help.
I personally would like an apology from the authors for wasting my time and money.
p.s. why is there a 2nd year medical student commenting on this book on the back cover. That is a clue to the fact that they couldn't get enough clinical medical students to praise this useless text"
~ Written on 2008-06-15

"I'm afraid that this book is what a medical text ought not to be. With such a vast subject area it is important that the salient points are of course condensed.However, many important paediatric topics are condensed so wholly in this book that it often reads like a syllabus, leaving teh reader hungry (starving!) for something more gritty. Even the illustrations, which for me seem there to hide the books inadequacies, are often uneccesarily grand given the very simplistic information they contain. It is such a shame that a text meant to educate doctors of the future in this exciting speciality has the effect of frustrating and confusing many of its readers. Do note swallow the rumours (as I did), look elsewhere."
~ Written on 2008-02-23

"I got this book because many of my fellow students suggested that 'it's all you need', please don't let the hype fool you! I'm currently on my paediatrics rotation and I have been using this text to help me with my hospital and PBL work. The book is colourful and attractive but lacks detailed information. It is certainly a good revision aid however it is not a good foundation for someone who knows nothing about Paediatrics as I do.

The text is too concise and I feel that many of the illustrations are superfluous to the text. If you want a textbook that skims over a topic and good for use for PBL then this is your book. Personally, I would have like some more background information on the different topics covered and I shall be looking for another Paediatric textbook with more substance."
~ Written on 2007-12-03

"Illustrated Paediatrics is an amazing concise book which has almost everything a medical student needs to learn about paediatrics. With its simple text, colorful illustrations, tables of diffrentials and disease causes, it made the process of studying an easy task... Thumbs up to the authors!!

Maisoon M. Jamal , 4th Year Medical Student, Dubai Medical College , UAE"
~ Written on 2007-11-26

"This is a must have textbook for paediatrics for medical students. From what I've heard it's pretty much the recommended text in most places, and for good reason!
All the information you need to know is written out in simple English. The chapters focus on the important conditions within the different systems as well as other additional information that is pertinent in the field. eg. child protection and genetics

Worth every penny and is bound to get you through exams."
~ Written on 2007-07-31