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Learning Electrocardiography: A Complete Course.

Learning Electrocardiography: A Complete Course. This article is only available in the PDF format. Download the PDF to view the article, as well as its associated figures and tables. Abstract Dr. Constant's book is 586 pages long and is based on the technique of question-and-answer. The book has been conceived as a "complete course" in electrocardiography; in the preface, the author declares his intent to use Socratic methods based on Robert Grant's frontal and horizontal hexaxial vector approach. Constant covers electrocardiography thoroughly, and the book could be a useful means for a neophyte medical student or nursing student to learn about electrocardiography. The modified programed learning and question-and-answer style get in the way of real scholarship, however. Spoonfeeding has its merits, but who wants to be fed a whole supermarket, a spoonful at a time? The illustrations are excellently reproduced and the book is attractively presented. The spoonfeeding theme carries over into the illustrations. Isn't that Laurel's face on the drawing of a slender chest and isn't that Hardy next to him, demonstrating his horizontal build? Does the reader really http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Archives of Internal Medicine American Medical Association

Learning Electrocardiography: A Complete Course.

Archives of Internal Medicine , Volume 134 (1) – Jul 1, 1974

Learning Electrocardiography: A Complete Course.

Abstract

This article is only available in the PDF format. Download the PDF to view the article, as well as its associated figures and tables. Abstract Dr. Constant's book is 586 pages long and is based on the technique of question-and-answer. The book has been conceived as a "complete course" in electrocardiography; in the preface, the author declares his intent to use Socratic methods based on Robert Grant's frontal and horizontal hexaxial vector approach. Constant covers...
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Publisher
American Medical Association
Copyright
Copyright © 1974 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved.
ISSN
0003-9926
eISSN
1538-3679
DOI
10.1001/archinte.1974.00320190185038
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Abstract

This article is only available in the PDF format. Download the PDF to view the article, as well as its associated figures and tables. Abstract Dr. Constant's book is 586 pages long and is based on the technique of question-and-answer. The book has been conceived as a "complete course" in electrocardiography; in the preface, the author declares his intent to use Socratic methods based on Robert Grant's frontal and horizontal hexaxial vector approach. Constant covers electrocardiography thoroughly, and the book could be a useful means for a neophyte medical student or nursing student to learn about electrocardiography. The modified programed learning and question-and-answer style get in the way of real scholarship, however. Spoonfeeding has its merits, but who wants to be fed a whole supermarket, a spoonful at a time? The illustrations are excellently reproduced and the book is attractively presented. The spoonfeeding theme carries over into the illustrations. Isn't that Laurel's face on the drawing of a slender chest and isn't that Hardy next to him, demonstrating his horizontal build? Does the reader really

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Archives of Internal MedicineAmerican Medical Association

Published: Jul 1, 1974

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