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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 378 EAN: 9780071597944 Edition: 2 ISBN: 0071597948 Label: McGraw-Hill Medical Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill Medical Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 676 Publication Date: January 23, 2009 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Medical Studio: McGraw-Hill Medical Related Items:
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 Rating:  - Terrible editing, mistake ridden, and overly simple questions.I started going through this book and just stopped. Relative to the other qbanks available its a waste. Many questions are either unrealistically simple or overly tricky due to poor wording/editing. Many explanations are inadequate and are merely statements of fact. The book would be acceptable if it were not for the mistakes. In one chapter more than 10% of the questions had blatant mistakes or seriously misleading information. Combined with the poor wording on many questions, it makes ... Read More Rating:  - Great book, great seller!The seller shipped this item FAST and it is exactly as described...will definitely do business again. Rating: - Excellent source of questions for Step 1 preparationIf you are old school like me in that you need to study from a physical book and simply CANNOT study from a computer (i.e. online Qbanks like UsmleWorld, Kaplan, etc which most people rave about but which turned out to be USELESS for me and my learning style), then I strongly recommend this Qbook. There is no doubt that online Qbanks like UsmleWorld are supposed to be really good - as per student/foreign doctor reviews - but if you have tried them and had a hard time learning from them, then may be they ... Read More Rating:  - Reinforces Step 1 topics; Not sufficient for a GREAT scoreBefore reading this review, it should be noted that I have not yet taken my examination, so I am speaking on how much information and knowledge I gain from each source, rather than its exam pay-out (which is obviously the most important). With that disclaimer, this book is a good way to reinforce some topics from the First Aid for Step 1, especially when the monotonous reading of that text becomes boring and your brain gets saturated. I am a huge believer, in that as medical students instead ... Read More Rating: - Good oneCan help you with your prepration along with the regular online Q Banks.Not a must have but definately usefull. Helped me a through Step 1 
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