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JAMA. 1999;281(2):191. doi:10.1001/jama.281.2.191.
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Alcohol and Drug DependenceCannabis and Cognitive Functioning

by Nadia Solowij (International Research Monographs in the Addictions), 290 pp, with illus, $80, ISBN 0-521-59114-7, New York, NY, Cambridge University Press, 1998.
WHO Expert Committee on Drug Dependence: Thirtieth Report
(WHO Technical Report Series, No. 873), 50 pp, paper, $12.60, ISBN 92-4-120873-2, ISSN 0512-3054, Geneva, Switzerland, WHO, 1998.
Biography, MemoirThe Road to West 43rd Street
by Nash K. Burger, with Pearl A. McHaney, 192 pp, with illus, $25, ISBN 0-87805-793-5, Jackson, Miss, University Press of Mississippi, 1995 (memoir of a contributor to the New York Times Book Review).
CancerThe Basic Science of Oncology
edited by Ian F. Tannock and Richard P. Hill, 3rd ed, 539 pp, with illus, paper, $59, ISBN 0-07-105484-7, New York, NY, McGraw-Hill, 1998.
CardiologyImplantable Defibrillators for Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death
by Arthur J. Moss and Wojciech Zareba (Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine Updates, vol 1, No. 1), 12 pp, with illus, paper, ISSN 1099-3665, Cedar Knolls, NJ, Lippincott-Raven, 1998.
EducationHow to Survive Your Clinical Rotations
by Michael A. Steingard, 272 pp, with illus, paper, $19.95, Michael A. Steingard, MD, 5501 N 19th Ave, #420, Phoenix, AZ 85015; 602-249-1033; www.steingardortho.com; ortho@dancris.com; 1998.
GeneticsMedical Genetics
by Lynn B. Jorde, John C. Carey, Michael J. Bamshad, and Raymond L. White, 2nd ed, 372 pp, with illus, paper, $41.95, ISBN 0-8151-4608-6, St Louis, Mo, Mosby, 1999.
GeriatricsAging in Rural Settings: Life Circumstances and Distinctive Features
edited by Raymond T. Coward and John A. Krout, 299 pp, $41.95, ISBN 0-8261-9720-5, New York, NY, Springer Publishing Co, 1998.
ImagingRadiation Protection
by Stewart C. Bushong (Essentials of Medical Imaging Series), 143 pp, with illus, paper, $26.95, ISBN 0-07-012013-7, New York, NY, McGraw-Hill, 1998.
Medicine1000 MCQs for Davidson's Principles and Practice of Medicine
by M. J. Ford and A. T. Elder, 3rd ed, 248 pp, paper, $29.95, ISBN 0-443-05462-2, Philadelphia, Pa, Churchill Livingstone, 1997.
Principles of Molecular Medicine
edited by J. Larry Jameson, 1123 pp, with illus, $175, ISBN 0-89603-529-8, Totowa, NJ, Humana Press, 1998.
MiscellaneousThe ADDed Dimension: Celebrating the Opportunities, Rewards, and Challenges of the ADD Experience
by Kate Kelly and Peggy Ramundo, with D. Steven Ledingham, 268 pp, ISBN 0-684-83224-0, paper, $12, ISBN 0-684-84629-2, New York, NY, Fireside/Simon & Schuster, 1997.
The Legal and Ethical Aspects of Telemedicine
by Ben Stanberry, 172 pp, paper, ISBN 1-85315-354-0, New York, NY, Royal Society of Medicine, 1998.
NeurologyClinical Neurology
by C. David Marsden and Timothy J. Fowler, 2nd ed, 446 pp, with illus, paper, $49.95, ISBN 0-340-64611-X, London, United Kingdom, Arnold/Hodder Headline Group, New York, NY, Oxford University Press, 1998.
Obstetrics-GynecologyAltersgynäkologie: Die ältere Frau in der gynäkologischen Praxis: Prävention, Therapie, Beratung [Gynaecology in the Elderly: The Elderly Woman in the Gynaecologist's Consulting Room: Prevention, Treatment, and Medical Care]
edited by Christian Lauritzen, in German, 352 pp, with illus, 148 DM, ISBN 3-13-106891-4, New York, NY, Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart, 1997.
American Medical Association Essential Guide to Menopause
253 pp, with illus, paper, $14, ISBN 0-671-01014-X, New York, NY, Pocket Books/Simon & Schuster, 1998.
Clinical Manual of Obstetrics
edited by David C. Shaver, Sharon T. Phelan, Charles R. B. Beckmann, and Frank W. Ling, 2nd ed, 619 pp, with illus, paper, $32, ISBN 0-07-105401-4, New York, NY, McGraw-Hill, 1993.
Ultrasound Screening for Fetal Anomalies: Is It Worth It? Screening Revisited After the Eurofetus Data
edited by Salvator Levi and Frank A. Chervenak (Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, vol 847; symposium, New York City, June 1997), 256 pp, with illus, ISBN 1-57331-123-5, soft cover, $140, ISBN 1-57331-124-3, ISSN 0077-8923, New York, New York Academy of Sciences, 1998.
The Uterus: Endometrium and Myometrium
edited by Carlo Bulletti, Dominique de Ziegler, Seth Guller, and Mortimer Levitz (Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, vol 828; symposium, New York City, October 1996), 368 pp, with illus, ISBN 1-57331-104-9, soft cover, $110, ISBN 1-57331-105-7, ISSN 0077-8923, New York, New York Academy of Sciences, 1997.
Primary CareCase Studies from Primary Care Settings
edited by Marie L. Talashek, Laina M. Gerace, Arlene Miller, and Marie Lindsey, 390 pp, with illus, paper, $48, ISBN 0-07-105487-1, New York, NY, McGraw-Hill, 1998.
Primary Care for Physician Assistants
edited by Rodney L. Moser, 641 pp, with illus, $34, ISBN 0-07-043491-3, New York, NY, McGraw-Hill, 1998.
Primary Care for Physician Assistants: PreTest Self-assessment and Review
edited by Rodney L. Moser, 207 pp, paper, ISBN 0-07-052406-8, New York, NY, McGraw-Hill, 1998.
PsychiatryThe Pregnant Man: And Other Cases From a Hypnotherapist's Couch
by Deirdre Barrett, 238 pp, $23, ISBN 0-8129-2905-5, New York, NY, Times Books/Random House, 1998.
Right From the Start: Behavioral Intervention for Young Children With Autism
by Sandra L. Harris and Mary Jane Weiss (Topics in Autism), 138 pp, with illus, paper, $14.95, ISBN 1-890627-02-X, Bethesda, Md, Woodbine House, 1998.
The Search for Mental Health: A History and Memoir of WFMH 1948-1997
by Eugene B. Brody, 410 pp, paper, ISBN 0-683-18347-8, Baltimore, Md, Williams & Wilkins, 1998 [World Federation for Mental Health].
When Madness Comes Home: Help and Hope for the Families of the Mentally Ill
by Victoria Secunda, 362 pp, paper, $15.95, ISBN 0-7868-8326-X, New York, NY, Hyperion, 1997.
Public HealthTropical Medicine: Achievements and Prospects
edited by David A. Warrell (British Medical Bulletin, vol 54, No. 2), 519 pp, with illus, $73/issue, ISSN 0007-1420, $240/year, ISBN 1-85315-342-7, New York, NY, Royal Society of Medicine, 1998 ("special issue to celebrate the centenaries 1898-1998 of both The Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine and The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine").
Pulmonology-RespirologyAmerican Medical Association Essential Guide to Asthma
293 pp, with illus, paper, $14, ISBN 0-671-01013-1, New York, NY, Pocket Books/Simon & Schuster, 1998.
Taking Charge of Asthma: A Lifetime Strategy
by Betty B. Wray, 231 pp, paper, $14.95, ISBN 0-471-24704-9, New York, NY, John Wiley & Sons, 1998.

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