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“Every medical library should own this excellent book.”4 Stars”
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“There isn’t a wasted word in this book. Its style is enticing and elegant. Matching in elegance are the exquisite line drawings (so muchsuperior than photos) that illustrate its pages. The references are carefully selected and annotated, as are the suggestedreadings. The citation of Web-based materials — both for patient education and for professionals — is the ideal I have ever seen. The appendixes that give the assessment instruments themselves also add to the presentation….Each edition of this book adds something new. The pagination, size, and paper — even the cover — are improved. The printing of tables and boxes with a slightly darker background makes them easy to spot without being jarring. Kudos for the very careful editing of this book, which raises the level of medical writing here to that of the ideal (more…)