The British Medical Journal and The Lancet gave favourable reviews and the Journal of the American Medical Association recommended it to all physicians,[1] but the Bulletin of the History of Medicine responded more critically, identifying a number of inaccurate names and dates.[2] This intense criticism came from George Rosen, who was of the opinion that Guthrie should have included social context. Guthrie's response, as documented in his scrapbook, described it as "the only really adverse criticism, obviously by a disgruntled reviewer who thinks he could have done better himself".[2]