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JAMA. 2004;292(23):2919-2924. doi:10.1001/jama.292.23.2923.
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Alternative and Complementary MedicineChinese Herbal Medicine: Modern Applications of Traditional Formulas

by Chongyun Liu and Angela Tseng with Sue Yang, 886 pp, $89.95, ISBN 0-8493-1568-9, Boca Raton, Fla, CRC Press, 2005.
The Knowledge of Healing
a film by Franz Reichle, 89 min, color, $348, rental $125, New York, NY, First Run/Icarus Films, http://www.frif.com, 1997 (documentary on Tibetan medicine).
Traditional Medicinal Plants and Malaria
edited by Merlin Willcox, Gerard Bodeker, and Philippe Rasoanaivo (Traditional Herbal Medicines for Modern Times), 431 pp, with illus, $99.95, ISBN 0-415-30112-2, Boca Raton, Fla, CRC Press, 2004.
Biography, MemoirColor: Latino Voices in the Pacific Northwest
by Lorane A. West, 163 pp, paper, $19.95, ISBN 0-87422-274-5, Pullman, Washington State University, 2004 (narratives based on immigrant patients’ perspectives; author is home health worker and medical interpreter).
George M. Abouna: The History of a Pioneer in Transplant Surgery
by Samir Johna, 167 pp, with illus, paper, $17.75, ISBN 1-4184-8060-6, Bloomington, Ind, AuthorHouse, http://www.authorhouse.com, 2004.
CancerAmerican Cancer Society’s Complete Guide to Prostate Cancer
edited by David G. Bostwick, E. David Crawford, Celestia S. Higano, and Mark Roach III, 394 pp, with illus, paper, $19.95, ISBN 0-944235-54-9, Atlanta, Ga, American Cancer Society, 2005.
Brain and Spinal Tumors of Childhood
edited by David A. Walker, Giorgio Perilongo, Jonathan A. G. Punt, and Roger E. Taylor, 531 pp, with illus, $175, ISBN 0-340-76260-8, London, England, Arnold, New York, NY, Oxford University Press, 2004.
Clinical Oncology 3rd e-dition
edited by Martin D. Abeloff, James O. Armitage, John E. Niederhuber, Michael B. Kastan, and W. Gillies McKenna, 3rd ed, includes CD-ROM and access to www.clinonc.com, 3205 pp, with illus, $385, ISBN 0-443-06650-7, Philadelphia, Pa, Elsevier Churchill Livingstone, 2004.
Metastases in Head and Neck Cancer
edited by Jochen A. Werner and R. Kim Davis, 233 pp, with illus, $149, ISBN 3-540-20507-1, New York, NY, Springer-Verlag, 2004.
DermatologyAn Illustrated Guide to Skin Lymphoma
by Lorenzo Cerroni, Kevin Gatter, and Helmut Kerl, 2nd ed, 186 pp, with illus, $139.95, ISBN 1-4051-1376-6, Malden, Mass, Blackwell Publishing, 2004.
Measuring the Skin: Non-invasive Investigations Physiology, Normal Constants
by Pierre Agache and Philippe Humbert, 784 pp, with illus, $219, ISBN 3-540-01771-2, New York, NY, Springer-Verlag, 2004.
Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy Has No Benefit for Patients With Primary Cutaneous Melanoma: An Assertion Based on Comprehensive, Critical Analysis—Contrary View on Behalf of Patients
by Neil Medalie and A. Bernard Ackerman, 79 pp, with illus, paper, $20, ISBN 1-893357-26-0, New York, NY, Ardor Scribendi, 2004.
GeneticsCase Studies in Genes and Disease: A Primer for Clinicians
written and illustrated by Bryan Bergeron, 262 pp, with illus, paper, $33, ISBN 1-930513-50-X, Philadelphia, Pa, American College of Physicians, 2004.
Health SystemsNurse Educators and Politics
by Sondra Z. Koff, 170 pp, $35, ISBN 0-7914-6073-8, Albany, NY, State University of New York Press, 2004.
MedicineAssessment and Management of Adult Obesity: A Primer for Physicians (Roadmaps for Clinical Practice: Case Studies in Disease Prevention and Health Promotion)
10 booklets/224 pp, with illus, continuing medical education activity, program evaluation form, 3-ring binder, includes CD-ROM, gratis (limited supply), NC426203, ISBN 1-57947-564-7, Chicago, Ill, American Medical Association, 2004 (funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the American Medical Association).
Blueprints Q&A Step 2 Medicine
by Brenda L. Shinar, 2nd ed, 153 pp, with illus, paper, $17.95, ISBN 1-4051-0389-2, Malden, Mass, Blackwell Publishing, 2005.
Blueprints Q&A Step 3 Medicine
by Brenda L. Shinar, 2nd ed, 217 pp, with illus, paper, $17.95, ISBN 1-4051-0394-9, Malden, Mass, Blackwell Publishing, 2005.
Miscellaneous2004—The Speechless Candidate
by Gary L. Cohen, 389 pp, $29.69, ISBN 1-4134-6008-9, paper, $19.54, ISBN 1-4134-6007-0, Xlibris.com, 2004 (“fictional account of a Washington, DC area neurologist specializing in dementing illnesses who takes-on a new patient, the President of the United States).”
NeurologyFocus on Extrapyramidal Dysfunction
edited by Th. Müller and P. Riederer, 156 pp, with illus, $129, ISBN 3-211-21112-8, New York, NY, SpringerWienNewYork, 2004.
Memory and Brain Dynamics: Oscillations Integrating Attention, Perception, Learning, and Memory
by Erol Başar (Conceptual Advances in Brain Research ), 261 pp, with illus, $139.95, ISBN 0-415-30836-4, Boca Raton, Fla, CRC Press, 2004.
Obstetrics-GynecologyBlueprints Q&A Step 2 Obstetrics and Gynecology
by Susan H. Tran, Deirdre J. Lyell, and Aaron B. Caughey, 2nd ed, 153 pp, with illus, paper, $17.95, ISBN 1-4051-0390-6, Malden, Mass, Blackwell Publishing, 2005.
Blueprints Q&A Step 3 Obstetrics and Gynecology
by Aaron B. Caughey, Deirdre J. Lyell, and Susan H. Tran, 2nd ed, 208 pp, with illus, paper, $17.95, ISBN 1-4051-0395-7, Malden, Mass, Blackwell Publishing, 2005.
OtolaryngologyAllergy in ENT Practice: The Basic Guide
by Hueston C. King, Richard L. Mabry, Cynthia S. Mabry, Bruce R. Gordon, and Bradley F. Marple, 2nd ed, 482 pp, with illus, paper, $69, ISBN 1-58890-276-5, New York, NY, Thieme, 2005.
Laryngotracheal Reconstruction: From Lab to Clinic
by Pierre R. Delaere, includes DVD-video, 304 pp, with illus, $169, ISBN 3-540-21443-7, New York, NY, Springer-Verlag, 2004.
PediatricsBlueprints Q&A Step 2 Pediatrics
by Jeffrey L. Foti and Janice P. Piatt, 2nd ed, 159 pp, with illus, paper, $17.95, ISBN 1-4051-0391-4, Malden, Mass, Blackwell Publishing, 2005.
Blueprints Q&A Step 3 Pediatrics
by Jeffrey L. Foti and Janice P. Piatt, 2nd ed, 166 pp, with illus, paper, $17.95, ISBN 1-4051-0396-5, Malden, Mass, Blackwell Publishing, 2005.
Pharmacology-TherapeuticsAnsel’s Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms and Drug Delivery Systems
by Loyd V. Allen, Jr, Nicholas G. Popovich, and Howard C. Ansel, 8th ed, 738 pp, with illus, paper, $49.95, ISBN 0-7817-4612-4, Philadelphia, Pa, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2005.
International Drug Regulatory Mechanisms
edited by Albert I. Wertheimer and Mickey C. Smith, 368 pp, $69.95, ISBN 0-7890-2548-5, paper, $49.95, ISBN 0-7890-2549-3, Binghamton, NY, Pharmaceutical Products Press, 2003.
Mosby’s Medical Drug Reference 2005
by Allan J. Ellsworth, Daniel M. Witt, David C. Dugdale, and Lynn M. Oliver, includes CD-ROM, 1202 pp, paper, $59.95, ISBN 0-323-03046-7, St Louis, Mo, Mosby, 2005.
Primary CareBig Doctoring in America: Profiles in Primary Care
by Fitzhugh Mullan (California/Milbank Books on Health and the Public), 255 pp, with illus, $40, ISBN 0-520-22670-4, paper, $19.95, ISBN 0-520-24331-5, Berkeley, University of California Press, New York, NY, The Milbank Memorial Fund, 2002 (hard cover edition reviewed in JAMA May 21, 2003).
PsychiatryAdolescent Forensic Psychiatry
edited by Susan Bailey and Mairead Dolan, 434 pp, with illus, $125, ISBN 0-340-76389-2, London, England, Arnold, 2004.
Concise Guide to Psychodynamic Psychotherapy: Principles and Techniques of Brief, Intermittent, and Long-Term Psychodynamic Psychotherapy
by Robert J. Ursano, Stephen M. Sonnenberg, and Susan G. Lazar, 244 pp, with illus, paper, $32.95, ISBN 1-58562-173-0, Washington, DC, American Psychiatric Publishing, 2004.
Cultural Competence in Clinical Psychiatry
edited by Wen-Shing Tseng and Jon Streltzer, 202 pp, paper, $39, ISBN 1-58562-125-0, Washington, DC, American Psychiatric Publishing, 2004.
Handbook of Spirituality and Worldview in Clinical Practice
edited by Allan M. Josephson and John R. Peteet, 179 pp, paper, $37.50, ISBN 1-58562-104-8, Washington, DC, American Psychiatric Publishing, 2004.
Lesbians, Feminism, and Psychoanalysis: The Second Wave
edited by Judith M. Glassgold and Suzanne Iasenza, 217 pp, $29.95, ISBN 1-56023-280-3, paper, $19.95, ISBN 1-56023-281-1, Binghamton, NY, Harrington Park Press, 2004.
Mental Health Practice With Children and Youth: A Strengths and Well-Being Model
by Lonnie R. Helton and Mieko K. Smith, 254 pp, $39.95, ISBN 0-7890-1574-9, paper, $24.95, ISBN 0-7890-1575-7, Binghamton, NY, Haworth Social Work Practice Press, 2004.
Overcoming Anxiety: A Five Areas Approach
by Chris Williams, 348 pp, with illus, paper, $29.95, ISBN 0-340-81005-X, London, England, Arnold, 2003.
Sexual Harassment: Psychiatric Assessment in Employment Litigation
by Liza H. Gold, 292 pp, $59, ISBN 1-58562-012-2, Washington, DC, American Psychiatric Publishing, 2004.
Public HealthEmerging Illnesses and Society: Negotiating the Public Health Agenda
edited by Randall M. Packard, Peter J. Brown, Ruth L. Berkelman, and Howard Frumkin (Emerging Illnesses and Society), 420 pp, $49.95, ISBN 0-8018-7942-6, Baltimore, Md, Johns Hopkins University Press, 2004.
Pulmonology-RespirologyPulmonary Circulation: Diseases and Their Treatment
edited by Andrew J. Peacock and Lewis J. Rubin, 2nd ed, 614 pp, with illus, $198.50, ISBN 0-340-80782-2, London, England, Arnold, New York, NY, Oxford University Press, 2004.
Radiation TherapyRadiation Therapy Physics
by William R. Hendee, Geoffrey S. Ibbott, and Eric G. Hendee, 3rd ed, 450 pp, with illus, $125, ISBN 0-471-39493-9, Hoboken, NJ, Wiley-Liss, 2005.
ReferenceDictionary of Medical Acronyms and Abbreviations
edited by Stanley Jablonski, 5th ed, includes CD-ROM, 523 pp, paper, $29.95, ISBN 1-56053-632-2, Philadelphia, Pa, Elsevier Saunders, 2005.
Dorland’s Pocket Medical Dictionary, 27th ed
includes CD-ROM, 957 pp, with illus, soft cover, $29.95, ISBN 1-4160-0101-8, Philadelphia, Pa, Elsevier Saunders, 2004.
SexualityThe Clitoris: Forbidden Pleasure
directed by Stephen Firmin and Variety Moszynski, 60 min videocassette, color, $390, rental $100, Brooklyn, NY, First Run/Icarus Films, http://www.frif.com, 2003 (anatomy, sexuality, physiology, and politics discussed by researchers with international public health advertising clips).
Human Sexuality: A Psychosocial Perspective
by Ruth K. Westheimer and Sanford Lopater, 2nd ed, 838 pp, with illus, $89, ISBN 0-7817-4760-0, Philadelphia, Pa, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2005.

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