Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery: (CD-ROM for Windows) (CD-ROM)

by Charles W. Cummings (Author), John M., M.D. Fredrickson (Author), Lee A. Harker (Author), Charles J. Krause (Author), Mark A. Richardson (Author), David E. Schuller (Author)

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Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery sets a standard for otolaryngologic textbooks...it should be in every otolaryngologist's library -- review of 2/e in Head & Neck

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"An outstanding reference aid for both practice and education...This multivolume textbook is the most complete and comprehensive reference source in our specialty and represents a gold standard that no other text in the field approaches...Will provide the volumes of information that are required to succeed in the practice of otolaryngology."-JAMA, review of the previous edition --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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Product Details

• CD-ROM
• Publisher: C.V. Mosby; 3 Cdr edition (October 15, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0323005047
• ISBN-13: 978-0323005043
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 7.9 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #3,947,045 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good if you like this style, but avoid the eBook, June 8, 2007

By	Christoph D. Lansford "Chris Lansford" (Champaign-Urbana, Illinois) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Cummings Otolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery (4-Volume Set) (Hardcover)

The Cummings text is less readable than the Bailey version. Cummings has more detail of the results of studies and Bailey has broader brush strokes. I think this comes down to preference.

I am very disappointed, however, in the poor functionality of the electronic version of the Cummings book. About half of the time that I log on, the eBook doesn't work. I have contacted customer service multiple times and each time they say they're working on it. Eventually I got fed up and asked them if it would be reasonable to have either a refund for the eBook or to have a credit, they gave me the following response. (Buyer beware!)

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We cannot offer a discount or credit because of technical issues. Per our Terms and Conditions,

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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars sometimes better, sometimes worse, September 9, 2005

By	Waleed F. Ezzat (Egypt, Cairo, Ain-Shams University) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Cummings Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery e-dition: Text with Continually Updated Online Reference (Hardcover)

I am one of the few people in my dept that buy each and every edition of this book, but it seems that I can't throw away the older ones, in may subjects it seems to be getting better, specially when you are talking about genes or dealing with cancer, but in other areas it is getting worse, like dealing with vocal fold paralysis or sleep apnoea.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Would not recommend, February 12, 2007

By	M. Benoit (Brighton, MA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Cummings Otolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery Review (Paperback)

Although the back cover and the online advertising information claim that all chapters have fully explained answers, nearly 50% of questions have multiple-choice answers with no explanations. One chapter actually says "no answers provided". The questions and answers are poorly edited. There are some board-relevant questions in this book, but overall I would not recommend it.