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JAMA. 2006;296(10):1294-1299. doi:10.1001/jama.296.10.1298.
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AnesthesiologyThe Structured Oral Examination in Anaesthesia: Practice Papers for Teachers and Trainees—Primary

by Shyam Balasubramanian, Cyprian Mendonca, and Colin Pinnock, 262 pp, with illus, paper, $55, ISBN-13 978-0-521-68050-9, ISBN-10 0-521-68050-6, New York, NY, Cambridge University Press, 2006.
Biography, MemoirEpileptic
by David B., translated from the French by Kim Thompson, 363 pp, with illus, paper, $17.95, ISBN-13 978-0-375-71468-9, ISBN-10 0-375-71468-5, New York, NY, Pantheon Books, 2005 (graphic memoir of older brother's epilepsy and emotional disturbance).
CancerThe Biological Basis of Cancer
by Robert G. McKinnell, Ralph E. Parchment, Alan O. Perantoni, Ivan Damjanov, and G. Barry Pierce, 2nd ed, 475 pp, with illus, $110, ISBN-13 978-0-521-84458-1, ISBN-10 0-521-84458-4, paper, $55, ISBN-13 978-0-521-60633-2, ISBN-10 0-521-60633-0, New York, NY, Cambridge University Press, 2006.
Cancer Is a Word, Not a Sentence: A Practical Guide to Help You Through the First Few Weeks
by Robert Buckman, 280 pp, paper, $19.95, ISBN-13 978-1-55407-234-7, ISBN-10 1-55407-234-4, Buffalo, NY, Firefly Books, 2006.
Rectal Cancer: New Frontiers in Diagnosis, Treatment and Rehabilitation
edited by G. G. Delaini, 253 pp, with illus, $209, ISBN-13 978-88-470-0342-2, ISBN-10 88-470-0342-3, New York, NY, Springer, 2006.
Critical CareHandbook of ICU Therapy
by Ian McConachie, 2nd ed, 423 pp, paper, $60, ISBN-13 978-0-521-68247-3, ISBN-10 0-521-68247-9, New York, NY, Cambridge University Press, 2006.
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
edited by Anthony D. Slonim and Murray M. Pollack, 921 pp, with illus, $149, ISBN-13 978-0-7817-9469-5, ISBN-10 0-7817-9469-2, Philadelphia, Pa, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2006.
Emergency MedicineEmergency Medicine Decision Making: Critical Choices in Chaotic Environments
by Scott Weingart and Peter Wyer, 371 pp, with illus, paper, $36.95, ISBN-13 978-0-07-144212-1, ISBN-10 0-07-144212-X, New York, NY, McGraw-Hill Medical, 2006.
Signs and Symptoms in Emergency Medicine: Literature-Based Approach to Emergent Conditions
edited by Scott R. Votey, Mark A. Davis, Jerome R. Hoffman, and Michael I. Zucker, 2nd ed, 675 pp, with illus, paper, $39.95, ISBN-13 978-0-323-03645-0, ISBN-10 0-323-03645-7, Philadelphia, Pa, Mosby Elsevier, 2006.
EndocrinologyThe Diabetic Foot
edited by Aristidis Veves, John M. Giurini, and Frank W. LoGerfo, 2nd ed (Contemporary Diabetes), 562 pp, with illus, $185, ISBN-13 978-1-58829-610-8, ISBN-10 1-58829-610-5, Totowa, NJ, Humana Press, 2006.
The Diabetic Kidney
edited by Pedro Cortes and Carl Erik Mogensen (Contemporary Diabetes), 564 pp, with illus, $175, ISBN-13 978-1-58829-624-5, ISBN-10 1-58829-624-5, Totowa, NJ, Humana Press, 2006.
EthicsAlcohol, Addiction and Christian Ethics
by Christopher C. H. Cook (New Studies in Christian Ethics), 221 pp, $80, ISBN-13 978-0-521-85182-4, ISBN-10 0-521-85182-3, New York, NY, Cambridge University Press, 2006.
Health and Human Flourishing: Religion, Medicine, and Moral Anthropology
edited by Carol R. Taylor and Roberto Dell’oro, 284 pp, $44.95, ISBN-13 978-1-58901-078-9, ISBN-10 1-58901-078-7, paper, $29.95, ISBN-13 978-1-58901-079-6, ISBN-10 1-58901-079-5, Washington, DC, Georgetown University Press, 2006.
Family MedicineObstetrics in Family Medicine: A Practical Guide
by Paul Lyons (Current Clinical Practice), 221 pp, with illus, $89.50, ISBN-13 978-1-58829-510-1, ISBN-10 1-58829-510-9, Totowa, NJ, Humana Press, 2006.
GeneticsGenomic Disorders: The Genomic Basis of Disease
edited by James R. Lupski and Paweł Stankiewicz, 426 pp, with illus, $145, ISBN-13 978-1-58829-559-0, ISBN-10 1-58829-559-1, Totowa, NJ, Humana Press, 2006.
Health SystemsThe Complexities of Care: Nursing Reconsidered
edited by Sioban Nelson and Suzanne Gordon (The Culture and Politics of Health Care Work), 208 pp, $49.95, ISBN-13 978-0-8014-4505-7, paper, $18.95, ISBN-13 978-0-8014-7322-7, $49.95, Ithaca, NY, Cornell University Press, 2006.
ImagingCost-Effective Diagnostic Imaging: The Clinician's Guide
by Zachary D. Grossman, Douglas S. Katz, Ronald A. Alberico, Peter A. Loud, Jonathan S. Luchs, and Ermelinda Bonaccio, 4th ed, 472 pp, with illus, paper, $49.95, ISBN-13 978-0-323-03283-4, ISBN-10 0-323-03283-4, Philadelphia, Pa, Mosby Elsevier, 2006.
MedicineMacro- and Microcirculation in Hypertension
edited by Michel E. Safar, 151 pp, with illus, ISBN 0-7817-8178-7, Philadelphia, Pa, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Neuilly-sur-Seine, France, Les Laboratoires Servier, 2005.
MiscellaneousPrimer on the Metabolic Bone Diseases and Disorders of Mineral Metabolism
edited by Murray J. Favus, Daniel D. Bikle, and Sylvia Christakos, et al, 6th ed, 514 pp, with illus, paper, $59, members gratis, ISBN-13 978-0-9778881-0-8, ISBN 0-9778881-0-X, Washington, DC, American Society for Bone and Mineral Research, 2006.
The Rebirth of the Clinic: An Introduction to Spirituality in Health Care
by Daniel P. Sulmasy, 246 pp, paper, $26.95, ISBN-13 978-1-58901-095-6, ISBN-10 1-58901-095-7, Washington, DC, Georgetown University Press, 2006.
A Time for Listening and Caring: Spirituality and the Care of the Chronically Ill and Dying
by Christina M. Puchalski, 458 pp, with illus, paper, $39.95, ISBN-13 978-0-19-514682-0, ISBN-10 0-19-514682-4, New York, NY, Oxford University Press, 2006.
NeurologyFrom Molecule to Metaphor: A Neural Theory of Language
by Jerome A. Feldman, 357 pp, with illus, $36, ISBN-13 978-0-262-06253-4, ISBN-10 0-262-06253-4, Cambridge, Mass, MIT Press, 2006.
NutritionInternet Guide to Medical Diets and Nutrition
by Lillian R. Brazin, 141 pp, with illus, $29.95, ISBN-13 978-0-7890-2358-2, ISBN-10 0-7890-2358-X, paper, $12.95, ISBN-13 978-0-7890-2359-9, ISBN-10 0-7890-2359-8, Binghamton, NY, Haworth Information Press, 2006.
Obstetrics-GynecologyComplications of Gynecologic Endoscopic Surgery
by Keith Isaacson, 244 pp, with illus, $99, ISBN-13 978-0-7216-0669-9, ISBN-10 0-7216-0669-5, Philadelphia, Pa, Saunders Elsevier, 2006.
PathologyHistopathology Reporting: Guidelines for Surgical Cancer
by Derek C. Allen, 2nd ed, 466 pp, with illus, paper, $99, ISBN-13 978-1-85233-960-9, ISBN-10 1-85233-960-8, New York, NY, Springer, 2006.
PediatricsThe Placenta and Neurodisability
edited by Philip Baker and Colin Sibley (Clinics in Developmental Medicine, No. 169), 153 pp, with illus, $75, ISBN-13 978-1-898-68344-5, ISBN-10 1-898-68344-1, London, England, Mac Keith Press, New York, NY, Cambridge University Press, 2006.
Public HealthCities and the Health of the Public
edited by Nicholas Freudenberg, Sandro Galea, and David Vlahov, 364 pp, with illus, $79.95, ISBN 0-8265-1511-8, paper, $34.95, ISBN-13 978-0-8265-1512-4, Nashville, Tenn, Vanderbilt University Press, 2006.
ReproductionThe Human Drama of Abortion: A Global Search for Consensus
by Aníbal Faúndes and José S. Barzelatto, 200 pp, with illus, paper, $24.95, ISBN-13 978-0-8265-1526-1, ISBN-10 0-8265-1526-6, Nashville, Tenn, Vanderbilt University Press, 2006.
SurgeryNonfusion Techniques for the Spine: Motion Preservation and Balance
edited by James H. Maxwell, Steven L. Griffith, and William C. Welch, includes one DVD, 379 pp, with illus, $275, ISBN-13 978-1-57626-179-8, ISBN-10 1-57626-179-4, St Louis, Mo, Quality Medical Publishing, 2006.
Plastic Surgery: Facts
by Christopher Stone, 2nd ed, 574 pp, paper, $95, ISBN-13 978-0-521-67449-2, ISBN-10 0-521-67449-2, New York, NY, Cambridge University Press, 2006.

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