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JAMA. 2005;294(23):3032-3035. doi:10.1001/jama.294.23.3034-b.
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Alcohol and Drug DependenceSubstance Abusing Latinos: Current Research on Epidemiology, Prevention, and Treatment

edited by Mario R. De La Rosa, Lori K. Holleran, and Shulamith Lala Ashenberg Straussner, 196 pp, $49.95, ISBN 0-7890-2883-2, paper, $29.95, ISBN 0-7890-2882-4, Binghamton, NY, Haworth Social Work Practice Press, 2005.
CardiologyEssential Cardiology: Principles and Practice
edited by Clive Rosendorff, 2nd ed, 865 pp, with illus, $135, ISBN 1-588-29-370-X, Totowa, NJ, Humana Press, 2005.
DermatologyDermatology Skills for Primary Care: An Illustrated Guide
by Daniel J. Trozak, Dan J. Tennenhouse, and John J. Russell, 457 pp, with illus, $99.50, ISBN 1-58829-489-7, Totowa, NJ, Humana Press, 2006.
Differential Diagnosis in Dermatology
by Boni E. Elewski, Lauren C. Hughey, and Margaret E. Parsons, includes access to handheld software download, 618 pp, with illus, paper, $69, ISBN 0-323-03017-3, Philadelphia, Pa, Elsevier Mosby, 2005.
Liposuction
edited by C. William Hanke and Gerhard Sattler (Procedures in Cosmetic Dermatology), includes DVD-ROM, 178 pp, with illus, $149, ISBN 1-4160-2208-2, Philadelphia, Pa, Elsevier Saunders, 2005.
EducationCase-Based Simulation and Review for USMLE Step 2 CS
by Theodore X. O’Connell and Timothy J. Horita, 201 pp, with illus, paper, $24.95, ISBN 1-4160-2547-2, Philadelphia, Pa, Elsevier Saunders, 2006 (CS: Clinical Skills examination).
Emergency MedicineAnyone, Anything, Anytime: A History of Emergency Medicine
by Brian J. Zink, 310 pp, $49, ISBN 1-56053-710-8, Philadelphia, Pa, Elsevier Mosby, 2006.
HistoryThe Death of a Disease: A History of the Eradication of Poliomyelitis
by Bernard Seytre and Mary Shaffer, 161 pp, paper, $22.95, ISBN 0-8135-3677-4, New Brunswick, NJ, Rutgers University Press, 2005 (originally published as Histoire de l’éradication de la poliomyélite).
The History of American Homeopathy: The Academic Years, 1820-1935
by John S. Haller, Jr (Pharmaceutical Heritage: Pharmaceutical Care Through History), 444 pp, with illus, $59.95, ISBN 0-7890-2659-7, paper, $39.95, ISBN 0-7890-2660-0, Binghamton, NY, Pharmaceutical Products Press, 2005.
Rockefeller Money, the Laboratory, and Medicine in Edinburgh 1919-1930: New Science in an Old Country
by Christopher Lawrence (Rochester Studies in Medical History), 373 pp, with illus, $85, ISBN 1-58046-195-6, Rochester, NY, University of Rochester Press, 2005.
Terrors of the Table: The Curious History of Nutrition
by Walter Gratzer, 288 pp, with illus, $30, ISBN 0-19-280661-0, New York, NY, Oxford University Press, 2005.
ImagingRadiology Secrets: Questions You Will Be Asked
by E. Scott Pretorius and Jeffrey A. Solomon, 2nd ed, 638 pp, with illus, paper, $39.95, ISBN 0-323-03405-5, Philadelphia, Pa, Elsevier Mosby, 2006.
LawMedical Malpractice: How to Prevent and Survive a Suit
by Richard J. Jasca, Lee A. Whitehurst, Louise B. Andrew, and David E. Attarian, 338 pp, paper, $79, ISBN 1-57400-102-7, Brooklandville, Md, Data Trace Publishing Co, 2005.
MedicineAgricultural Medicine: A Practical Guide
edited by James E. Lessenger, 540 pp, $59.95, ISBN 0-387-25425-0, New York, NY, Springer, 2006.
High Density Cholesterol—The New Target: A Handbook for Clinicians
by Philip Barter and Kerry-Anne Rye (Therapeutic Guides), 92 pp, with illus, paper, £14.99, €23, ISBN 1-905036-02-7, London, England, Sherborne Gibbs, 2005.
Physician’s Guide to the Treatment and Follow-up of Metabolic Diseases
edited by Nenad Blau, Georg F. Hoffmann, James Leonard, and Joe T. R. Clarke, includes CD-ROM, 415 pp, with illus, $259, ISBN 3-540-22954-X, New York, NY, Springer, 2006.
MiscellaneousNeural Tube Defects: From Origin to Treatment
edited by Diego F. Wyszynski, 399 pp, with illus, $165, ISBN 0-19-516603-5, New York, NY, Oxford University Press, 2006.
The Physician’s Guide to Investing: A Practical Approach to Building Wealth
by Robert M. Doroghazi, 228 pp, $59.50, ISBN 1-58829-723-3, paper, $34.95, ISBN 1-58829-569-9, Totowa, NJ, Humana Press, 2006.
Pocket Guide to Musculoskeletal Diagnosis
edited by Grant Cooper, includes CD-ROM, 131 pp, with illus, paper, $49.50, ISBN 1-58829-674-1, Totowa, NJ, Humana Press, 2006.
Principles of CPT Coding, 3rd ed
568 pp, with illus, spiral-bound, $59.95, ISBN 1-57947-411-X, Chicago, Ill, American Medical Press, 2003.
Trial Designs and Outcomes in Dementia Therapeutic Research
edited by Kenneth Rockwood and Serge Gauthier, 300 pp, $75, ISBN 1-84184-321-0, New York, NY, Taylor & Francis, 2006.
NeurologyThe Circuitry of the Human Spinal Cord: Its Role in Motor Control and Movement Disorders
by Emmanuel Pierrot-Deseilligny and David Burke, 642 pp, with illus, $190, ISBN 0-521-82581-4, New York, NY, Cambridge University Press, 2005.
Dementia With Lewy Bodies and Parkinson’s Disease Dementia
edited by John O’Brien, Ian McKeith, David Ames, and Edmond Chiu, 264 pp, with illus, $75, ISBN 1-84184-395-4, New York, NY, Taylor & Francis, 2006.
The First Year—Parkinson’s Disease: An Essential Guide for the Newly Diagnosed
by Jackie Hunt Christensen, 335 pp, paper, $15.95, ISBN 1-56924-372-7, New York, NY, Marlowe & Co, 2005.
Neurology Oral Boards Review
by Eroboghene E. Ubogu, 298 pp, paper, $69, ISBN 1-588-29-654-7, Totowa, NJ, Humana Press, 2005.
Pain, PalliationWall and Melzack’s Textbook of Pain E-dition
edited by Stephen B. McMahon and Martin Koltzenburg, 5th ed, e-dition includes online access, 1239 pp, with illus, $359, ISBN 0-443-06791-0, book $279 ISBN 0-433-07287-6, Web $279, ISBN 0-433-06781-3, Philadelphia, Pa, Elsevier Churchill Livingstone, 2006.
PediatricsBNF for Children: The Essential Resource for Clinical Use of Medicines in Children (British National Formulary)
866 pp, paper, $49.95, ISBN 0-85369-626-8, London, England, BMJ Publishing Group, Gurnee, Ill, Pharmaceutical Press, 2005.
Nelson Essentials of Pediatrics
edited by Robert M. Kliegman, Karen J. Marcdante, Hal B. Jenson, and Richard E. Behrman, 5th ed, includes online access, 994 pp, with illus, paper, $62.95, ISBN 1-4160-0159-X, Philadelphia, Pa, Elsevier Saunders, 2006.
Pharmacology-TherapeuticsMosby’s 2006 Medical Drug Reference
by Allan J. Ellsworth, Daniel M. Witt, David C. Dugdale, and Lynn M. Oliver, includes PocketConsult handheld software, 1206 pp, paper, $49.95, ISBN 0-323-02222-7, Philadelphia, Pa, Elsevier Mosby, 2006.
Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors: From Molecular Biology to Cognition
by Jean-Pierre Changeux and Stuart J. Edelstein, 284 pp, with illus, $99, ISBN 0-976908-0-1, New York, NY, Odile Jacob, Baltimore, Md, Johns Hopkins University Press, 2005.
Taking Your Medicine: A Guide to Medication Regimens and Compliance for Patients and Caregivers
by Jack E. Fincham, 179 pp, $39.95, ISBN 0-7890-2858-1, paper, $22.95, ISBN 0-7890-2859-X, Binghamton, NY, Pharmaceutical Products Press, 2005.
SurgeryNew Trends of Surgery for Stroke and its Perioperative Management
edited by Yasuhiro Yonekawa, Emanuela Keller, Yoshiharu Sakurai, and Tetsuya Tsukahara (Acta Neurochirurgica Supplement 94, symposium, Zurich, Switzerland, July 2004), 187 pp, with illus, $149, ISBN 3-211-24338-0, New York, NY, SpringerWienNewYork, 2005.
The SAGES Manual: Fundamentals of Laparoscopy, Thoracoscopy, and GI Endoscopy
edited by Carol E. H. Scott-Conner, 2nd ed, 840 pp, with illus, paper, $59.95, ISBN 0-387-23267-2, New York, NY, Springer, 2006 (Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons).

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