Pocket Companion to Robbins Pathologic Basis of Disease (Paperback)

by Ramzi S. Cotran (Author, Editor), Vinay Kumar (Author), Tucker Collins (Author), Stanley L. Robbins (Editor)

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Product Description
Quick-reference pocket guide extracted from and keyed to Robbins' textbook, a Brandon/Hill selection. Previous edition: c1995. Trim size: 8.5 x 4 inches. For students. Softcover. DNLM: Pathology handbooks.

Product Details

• Paperback: 798 pages
• Publisher: W.B. Saunders Company; 6 Sub edition (August 15, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0721678599
• ISBN-13: 978-0721678597
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 3.9 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #117,578 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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23 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Clear, Concise Review of Pathology and Pathophysiology, March 27, 2000

By A Customer

This book does an excellent job of presenting the material in the complete Robbin's textbook in a very clear manner. It is written in a concise, outline form that allows for easy review of only the most important aspects of disease. While Pathologic Basis of Disease is the standard for the study of medical patholgy, this book is saves so much time that you can get in even more review. That is of infinite value!

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book, April 12, 2005

By	PAmedstudent (Philadelphia, PA) - See all my reviews

The best part about the "Pocket Robbins" is its concise explanation of just about everything that the "big Robbins" says. I have found that one of the most important decisions I make in medical school is how I focus my time. I can usually read through the pocket robbins in about half the time as the big robbins. I then use the big robbins as reference to clarify any concepts the the pocket robbins may not have explained in enough detail. One of the only real drawbacks to the pocket edition is that there are no images. The pocket edition references the page numbers of the topic in the big robbins so that you can go and look up the corresponding pictures. All in all, I really think this is a great book and if I had to choose between it and the big robbins, I would probably pick the pocket and supplement it with a pathology atlas. Happy studying.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Life saver, March 26, 2004

By	MC "z_z" (LA, USA) - See all my reviews

The small Robbins pulled me through my pathology. There is no time to read the big Robbins. I used it to prepare Step1 and i am glad that i use it.