Maddison (The Royal Veterinary College, UK) and Papich (veterinary medicine, North Carolina State University) collect abstracts of journal articles published in the past 18 months to survey the latest work in veterinary medicine and surgery. Some 200 papers are identified and evaluated, and implications for clinical practice are discussed. Each entry contains a summary, background, interpretations, comments, and a conclusion. Fifteen key specialties are covered, including cardiology, critical care, dermatology, and reproduction. Annotation ©2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Veterinary practitioners are faced with an explosion of information in many media, but the core of their professional development remains keeping up with journals in their fields. This "Year in" volume exists to survey the whole range of relevant small animal publications, to pick out the papers making a significant contribution, to comment on these, and then to draw together the strands from a related group of papers and identify the implications for clinical practice.
The Year in Small Animal Practice is a comprehensive resource that draws on the best of the recently published literature. Nearly 200 papers are indentified and evaluated by an expert team of authors, providing clinical guidance on 15 key specialties.
