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JAMA. 1998;280(22):1961. doi:10.1001/jama.280.22.1961.
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Alcohol and Drug DependenceDrugspeak: The Analysis of Drug Discourse

by John Booth Davies, 195 pp, with illus, paper, $20, ISBN 90-5702-192-7, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Harwood Academic Publishers, 1998.
The History and Function of the Target Cities Management Information Systems
edited by Matthew G. Hile, 143 pp, with illus, $39.95, ISBN 0-7890-0520-4, Binghamton, NY, Haworth Press, 1998.
Slaying the Dragon: The History of Addiction Treatment and Recovery in America
by William L. White, 390 pp, with illus, paper, $19.95, ISBN 0-938475-07-x, Bloomington, Ill, Chestnut Health Systems/Lighthouse Institute, 1998.
AnesthesiologySubspecialty Care
edited by Stanley Muravchick (Atlas of Anesthesia, vol 5), 244 pp, with illus, $135, ISBN 0-443-07905-6, Philadelphia, Pa, WB Saunders Co, 1998.
Tracheal Intubation: Theory and Practice
by John W. R. McIntyre and Akitomo Matsuki, 137 pp, with illus, paper, $40, ISBN 1-891949-03-9, Medico Dental Media International, PO Box 434, 782 Highway O, Pacific, MO 63069, 1-888-677-MDMI, http:// www.mdmii.com; 1998.
CancerCytoskeleton and G-Proteins in the Regulation of Cancer
by Noboru Kuzumaki (Hokkaido University Medical Library Series, vol 37), 184 pp, ISBN ISSN 0385-6089, Sapporo, Japan, Hokkaido University School of Medicine, 1998.
Dose and Timing: The Pillars of Successful Chemotherapy
edited by G. Rosti (European School of Oncology Scientific Updates, vol 3), 129 pp, with illus, $103.50, ISBN 0-444-82968-7, New York, NY, Elsevier, 1998.
Easing Cancer Pain: Fireside Retreat
one CD-ROM, requirements: Macintosh: at least 68030 33Mhz processor, 16MB RAM, 256 colors at 640x480 or better, 2x CD drive or better, System 7.1 or later, QuickTime 2.1 or later; Windows: at least 486 66 Mhz processor, 16MB RAM, 256 colors at 640x480 or better, 2x CD drive, Windows 3.1, 95, or NT 3.5.1, QuickTime 2.1 or later, $15, East Lansing, Michigan State University, 1998.
Supportive Care of Children With Cancer: Current Therapy and Guidelines From the Children's Cancer Group
edited by Arthur R. Ablin, 2nd ed, 327 pp, with illus, $65, ISBN 0-8018-5726-0, paper, $29.95, ISBN 0-8018-5727-9, Baltimore, Md, The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1997.
Critical CareCritical Care Secrets: Questions You Will Be Asked . . .
edited by Polly E. Parsons and Jeanine P. Wiener-Kronish, 2nd ed, 552 pp, paper, $39, ISBN 1-56053-274-2, Philadelphia, Pa, Hanley & Belfus, St Louis, Mo, Mosby, 1998.
EndocrinologyClinical Management of Diabetic Neuropathy
edited by Aristidis Veves (Contemporary Endocrinology, No. 8), 337 pp, with illus, $69.50, ISBN 0-896-03528-x, Totowa, NJ, Humana Press, 1998.
Endocrinology of Pregnancy
edited by Fuller W. Bazer (Contemporary Endocrinology, No. 9), 576 pp, with illus, $149.50, ISBN 0-89603-462-3, Totowa, NJ, Humana Press, 1998.
GeriatricsFalls in Older Persons: Prevention and Management
by Rein Tideiksaar, 2nd ed, 196 pp, with illus, paper, $23.50, ISBN 1-878812-44-0, Baltimore, Md, Health Professions Press, 1998.
Practice of Geriatrics
edited by Edmund H. Duthie, Jr and Paul R. Katz, 3rd ed, 599 pp, with illus, $85, ISBN 0-7216-6599-3, Philadelphia, Pa, WB Saunders Co, 1998.
Health SystemsDifferences in Medicine: Unraveling Practices, Techniques, and Bodies
edited by Marc Berg and Annemarie Mol, 272 pp, $49.95, ISBN 0-8223-2162-9, paper, $17.95, ISBN 0-8223-2174-2, Durham, NC, Duke University Press, 1998.
Environmental Management in Healthcare Facilities
edited by Kathryn D. Wagner, Claude D. Rounds, and Robert A. Spurgin, 499 pp, with illus, includes CD, paper, $175, ISBN 0-7216-6444-x, Philadelphia, Pa, WB Saunders Co, 1998.
Step-by-Step Medical Coding
by Carol J. Buck, 2nd ed, 512 pp, with illus, paper, $35, ISBN 0-7216-7536-0, Philadelphia, Pa, WB Saunders Co, 1998.
ImmunologyCase Studies in Immunology: A Clinical Companion
by Fred S. Rosen and Raif S. Geha, 134 pp, with illus, paper, $23, ISBN 0-443-05725-7, Philadelphia, Pa, Current Biology/Churchill Livingstone, New York, NY, Garland Publishing, 1996.
A Commotion in the Blood: Life, Death, and the Immune System
by Stephen S. Hall (Sloan Technology Series), 544 pp, with illus, paper, $16.95, ISBN 0-8050-5841-9, New York, NY, Owl Books/Henry Holt & Co, 1997 (history of immunotherapy).
Infectious DiseaseGenetic Resistance to Animal Diseases
edited by M. Müller and G. Brem (Scientific and Technical Review, vol 17, No. 1, April 1998), 391 pp, with illus, paper, $45, ISBN 92-9044-466-5, Office International des Épizooties, 12 rue de Prony, 75017, Paris, France, Organisation Mondiale de la Santé Animale, 1998.
NeurologyFrontiers of Neurology: A Symposium in Honor of Fred Plum
edited by Donald J. Reis and Jerome B. Posner (Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, vol 835; symposium, New York City, October 1996), 421 pp, with illus, ISBN 1-57331-096-4, soft cover, $90, ISBN 1-57331-097-2, New York, New York Academy of Sciences, 1997.
Headache
by Egilius L. H. Spierings (The Most Common Complaints), 236 pp, with illus, soft cover, $25, ISBN 0-7506-7128-9, Woburn, Mass, Butterworth-Heinemann, 1998.
Immunological and Infectious Diseases of the Peripheral Nerves
edited by N. Latov, John H. J. Wokke, and John J. Kelly, Jr, 435 pp, with illus, $145, ISBN 0-521-46265-7, New York, NY, Cambridge University Press, 1998.
Pick's Disease and Pick Complex
edited by Andrew Kertesz and David G. Munoz, 301 pp, with illus, $89.95, ISBN 0-471-17792-X, New York, NY, Wiley-Liss, 1998.
New MediaA Practical Guide to Communication Skills in Clinical Practice
by Robert Buckman, Barbara Korsch, and Walter Baile, 4 CD-ROMs, requirements: Macintosh/PowerMac: System 7 or later, 16MB RAM, thousands of colors, 2x speed, 20MB free disk space; Windows: Pentium proc 100Mhz or higher with Win 3.1, 95, NT or higher, 16MB RAM, thou colors, soundblaster comp sound card, 4x speed, 20MB free disk space, documentation 16 pp user's guide, $175, Medical Audio Visual Communications, 1998.
PathologyPathology Review
by Edward F. Goljan (Saunders Text and Review Series), 339 pp, with illus, paper, $19.95, ISBN 0-7216-7024-5, Philadelphia, Pa, WB Saunders Co, 1998.
Pathology
by Edward F. Goljan (Saunders Text and Review Series), 518 pp, with illus, paper, $29.95, ISBN 0-7216-7023-7, Philadelphia, Pa, WB Saunders Co, 1998.
Russell & Rubinstein's Pathology of Tumors of the Nervous System, vols 1 & 2
edited by Darell D. Bigner, Roger E. McLendon, and Janet M. Bruner, 6th ed, 757 pp, with illus, $275, ISBN 0-340-58113-1, New York, NY, Oxford University Press, 1998.
Tumors and Tumor-Like Lesions of the Lung
by Darryl Carter, Arthur S. Patchefsky, and Clifton F. Mountain (Major Problems in Pathology, vol 36), 424 pp, with illus, $85, ISBN 0-7216-3312-9, Philadelphia, Pa, WB Saunders Co, 1998.
Primary CareCore Curriculum in Primary Care: Infectious Diseases
directed by Michael K. Rees, edited by Part 2, 2nd ed, one CD-ROM, requirements: Macintosh: 16MB RAM, System 7.1 or higher, 2x CD player, 640x480 with thousands of colors, standard sound;, Windows: 16MB RAM, Win 95, 8MB free hard disk space, 2x CD player, 640x480 with thousands of colors, standard sound and speakers, $49 ind, ISBN 1-57276-971-8, Newton, Mass, SilverPlatter Education, 1998.
Essentials of Family Practice
by Robert E. Rakel, 2nd ed, 626 pp, with illus, paper, $49.95, ISBN 0-7216-5868-7, Philadelphia, Pa, WB Saunders Co, 1998.
ReferenceOCLC 1967-1997: Thirty Years of Furthering Access to the World's Information
edited by K. Wayne Smith (Journal of Library Administration, vol 25, Nos. 2/3 and 4), 289 pp, with illus, $45, ISBN 0-7890-0536-0, paper, $19.95, ISBN 0-7890-0542-5, New York, NY, Haworth Press, 1998.
The Science Editor's Soapbox: An Aid for Writers of Scientific and Technical Reports
by Werner J. Lipton, 93 pp, with illus, soft cover, $18, ISBN 0-9663011-0-2, Fresno, Calif, 93755-6103, Science Soapbox, PO Box 16103, 1998.
Sports-ExerciseOxford Dictionary of Sports Science and Medicine
by Michael Kent, 2nd ed, 568 pp, with illus, $36.50, ISBN 0-19-262845-3, New York, NY, Oxford University Press, 1998.
Therapeutic Medications in Sports Medicine
by Malissa Martin and William N. Yates, Jr, 313 pp, spiral-bound, $29.95, ISBN 0-683-30223-X, Baltimore, Md, Williams & Wilkins, 1998.

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