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Environmental Cancer

JAMA. 1999;282(17):1681-1682. doi:10.1001/jama.282.17.1681.
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Alcohol and Drug DependenceHep-Cats, Narcs, and Pipe Dreams: A History of America's Romance with Illegal Drugs

by Jill Jonnes, 510 pp, with illus, paper, $18.95, ISBN 0-8018-6165-9, Baltimore, Md, Johns Hopkins University Press, 1996.
Biography, MemoirBrain, Nerves, Muscles and Electricity: My Life in Science
by Wladimir Theodore Liberson, 186 pp, paper, $15, ISBN 0-918266-38-6, Union City, NJ, Smyrna Press, 1999.
Biology, BiochemistryBiological Exuberance: Animal Homosexuality and Natural Diversity
by Bruce Bagemihl, 751 pp, with illus, $40, ISBN 0-312-19239-8, New York, NY, St Martin's Press, 1999.
G Proteins: Techniques of Analysis
edited by David R. Manning (CRC Methods in Signal Transduction Series), 301 pp, with illus, $79.95, ISBN 0-8493-3381-4, Boca Raton, Fla, CRC Press, 1999.
Medical Cell Biology Made Memorable
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Proteins, Enzymes, Genes: The Interplay of Chemistry and Biology
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Signaling Through Cell Adhesion Molecules
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CancerThe Unequal Burden of Cancer: An Assessment of NIH Research and Programs for Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved
edited by M. Alfred Haynes and Brian D. Smedley, 338 pp, with illus, $47.95, ISBN 0-309-07154-2, Washington, DC, National Academy Press, 1999.
Emergency MedicineOxford Handbook of Accident and Emergency Medicine
by Jonathan P. Wyatt, Robin N. Illingworth, Michael J. Clancy, Phil Munro, and Colin E. Robertson (Oxford Medical Publications), 782 pp, with illus, soft cover, $39.50, ISBN 0-19-262751-1, New York, NY, Oxford University Press, 1999.
EthicsBioethics: A Christian Approach in a Pluralistic Age
by Scott B. Rae and Paul M. Cox (Critical Issues in Bioethics Series), 326 pp, paper, $24, ISBN 0-8028-4595-9, Grand Rapids, Mich, William B. Eerdmans Publishing Co, 1999.
GeneticsA Comprehensive Primer on Medical Genetics
by Theodore F. Thurmon, 483 pp, with illus, paper, $39.95, ISBN 1-85070-066-4, New York, NY, Parthenon Publishing Group, 1999.
Health SystemsHealth of Nations: An International Perspective on U.S. Health Care Reform
by Laurene A. Graig, 3rd ed, 222 pp, with illus, $48.95, ISBN 1-56802-361-8, paper, $34.90, ISBN 1-56802-360-X, Washington, DC, Congressional Quarterly, 1999.
HistorySouthern Folk Medicine 1750-1820
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HIVAIDS and HIV in Perspective: A Guide to Understanding the Virus and Its Consequences
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ImagingChest Radiology Companion
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Emergency Imaging
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Orthopedic Trauma
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ImmunologyFood Hypersensitivity and Adverse Reactions: A Practical Guide for Diagnosis and Management
edited by Marianne Frieri and Brett Kettelhut (Clinical Allergy and Immunology, No. 14), 507 pp, with illus, $195, ISBN 0-8247-9903-8, New York, NY, Marcel Dekker, 1999.
New Targets in Inflammation: Inhibitors of COX-2 or Adhesion Molecules
edited by Nicolas Bazan, Jack Botting, and John Vane (William Harvey Press Monographs; symposium, New Orleans, April 1996), 147 pp, with illus, $74, ISBN 0-7923-8714-7, London, UK, William Harvey Press, Hingham, Mass, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1996.
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Oxford Textbook of Palliative Medicine
edited by Derek Doyle, Geoffrey W. C. Hanks, and Neil MacDonald, 2nd ed, 1283 pp, with illus, $139.50, ISBN 0-19-262566-7, paper, $89.50, ISBN 0-19-263057-1, New York, NY, Oxford University Press, 1998 (hard cover edition reviewed in JAMA November 4, 1998).
NeonatologyCurrent Topics in Neonatology, No. 3
edited by Thomas N. Hansen and Neil McIntosh, 279 pp, with illus, paper, $55, ISBN 0-7020-2348-5, New York, NY, WB Saunders Co, 1999.
NephrologyComplications of Long-term Dialysis
edited by Edwina A. Brown and Patrick S. Parfrey (Oxford Clinical Nephrology Series), 341 pp, with illus, $129.50, ISBN 0-19-262829-1, New York, NY, Oxford University Press, 1999.
OtolaryngologyOffice-Based Surgery in Otolaryngology
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by Bertha Frisch and Reiner Bartl, 2nd ed, 367 pp, with illus, $98.50, ISBN 0-340-74089-2, London, UK, Arnold/Hodder Headline Group, New York, NY, Oxford University Press, 1999.
Interactive Case Study Companion to Robbins Pathologic Basis of Disease, 6th ed
edited by Vinay Kumar and Herber K. Hagler, one CD-ROM, requirements: Windows: IBM 486 or later, Windows 95 or higher, 8MB RAM, 10MB free hard drive space, Macintosh: Mac with 68020 microprocessor, System 7, 8MB RAM, 10MB free hard drive space, $49.95, ISBN 0-7216-8462-9, New York, NY, WB Saunders Co, 1999.
PsychiatryADHD in Adulthood: A Guide to Current Theory, Diagnosis, and Treatment
by Margaret Weiss, Lily Trokenberg Hechtman, and Gabrielle Weiss, 357 pp, $49.95, ISBN 0-8018-6141-1, Baltimore, Md, Johns Hopkins University Press, 1999.
Genetics of Mental Disorders: A Guide for Students, Clinicians, and Researchers
by Stephen V. Faraone, Ming T. Tsuang, and Debby W. Tsuang, 272 pp, with illus, $30, ISBN 1-57230-479-0, New York, NY, Guilford Press, 1999.
RheumatologyChallenges in Rheumatoid Arthritis
edited by Howard A. Bird and Michael L. Snaith, 319 pp, with illus, $95, ISBN 0-632-04939-1, Malden, Mass, Blackwell Science, 1999.
Sex, GenderSex/Machine: Readings in Culture, Gender, and Technology
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StatisticsEpidemiology: Study Design and Data Analysis
by Mark Woodward (Chapman & Hall/CRC Texts in Statistical Science Series), 699 pp, with illus, $79.95, ISBN 1-58488-009-0, Boca Raton, Fla, Chapman & Hall/CRC, 1999.
Statistical Methods in Cancer Research: Vol 1—The Analysis of Case-Control Studies
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