Please find below reviews of the 24th edition:

‘...The fundamental principle of Bailey and Love has always been the emphasis on clinical observation and the detection of clinical signs. This edition is no exception and the addition of some excellent clinical colour photographs significantly enhances the descriptions in the text. The primary importance of clinical diagnosis has been supplemented by new chapters on imaging, reflecting the major advances in radiological techniques, and on microbiological methods in surgical practice...’

British Journal of Surgery

‘...The editors, who represent a blend of academic and clinical surgery, are supported by a panel of specialty authors from throughout the United Kingdom, but the style is consistent and reasonably comprehensive… the illustrations are numerous and of a high standard… references for further reading are appropriate and relatively up to date for most chapters and there is a substantial index, necessary for a text of this dimension… this classic text will certainly maintain its place…on the bookshelves of this reviewer...’

ANZ Journal of Surgery


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