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BOOK REVIEWS

BOOK REVIEWS

Pages 85-105 | Published online: 17 Oct 2008
 

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CANCER SOURCEBOOK FOR WOMEN: BASIC INFORMATION ABOUT SPECIFIC FORMS OF CANCER THAT AFFECT WOMEN, FEATURING FACTS ABOUT BREAST CANCER” CERVICAL CANCER, OVARIAN CANCER, CANCER OF THE UTERUS AND UTERINE SARCOMA, CANCER OF THE VAGINA, AND CANCER OF THE VULVA; STATISTICAL AND DEMOGRAPHIC DATA; TREATMENTS, SELF-HELP MANAGEMENT SUGGESTIONS, AND CURRENT RESEARCH INITIATIVES. Health Reference Series, Vol. 10. Cook, Alan R. and Dresser, Peter D., eds. Detroit, Ml: Omnigraphics, Inc.J996. 536p. LC 95-36875. ISBN0-7808-0076-1. $80.00. Reviewed by Alan F. Can

CLINICAL PRACTICE GUIDELINES: DIRECTIONS FOR A NEW PROGRAM. Institute of Medicine; Field, Marilyn J. and Lohr, Kathleen N., eds. Washington, DC: National Academy Press, 1990. 160p. LC 90-062881. ISBN 0309-04346-8. $30.00. Reviewed by Prudence J. Tucker

COMPLETE DRUG REFERENCE. Yonkers, NY: Consumer Reports Books, 1995. 1750p. ISBN 0-89043-849-8. $39.95.

THE USP GUIDE TO MEDICINES, USP Guide Series, 1st ed. New York, NY: Avon Books, 1996. 1342p. ISBN 0-380-78092-5. $6.99. Reviewed by Maggie Wineburgh-Freed

ENCYCLOPEDIA OF VITAMINS, MINERALS AND SUPPLEMENTS. Navarra, Tova and Lipkowitz, Myron A. New York: Facts on File, 1996. 281p. LC 96-12645. ISBN 0-8160-3241-6. $35.00. Reviewed by Catherine L. Wolfson

EVOLVING THE HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING AND COMMUNICATIONS INITIATIVE TO SUPPORT THE NATION's INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE. Committee to Study High Performance Computing and Communications: Status of a Major Initiative, Computer Science and Telecommunications Board, National Research Council. Washington, DC: National Academy Press, 1995. II9p. ISBN 0-309-05277-9. $25.00. Reviewed by Valerie Florance

HEALTH ONLINE: HOW TO FIND HEALTH INFORMATION, SUPPORT GROUPS, AND SELF-HELP COMMUNITIES IN CYBERSPACE. Ferguson, Tom. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley Publishing Co., 1996. 308p. LC 95-45000. ISBN 0-201-40989-5. $17.00. Reviewed by Judith A, Dowd

HEALTHSPEAK: A COMPLETE DICTIONARY OF AMERICA's HEALTH CARE SYSTEM. Freudenheim, Ellen. New York NY: Facts on File, Inc., 1996. 28Sp. ISBN0-8160-3210-6. $30.00. Reviewed by Virginia A. Lingle

INFORMATION RETRIEVAL: A HEALTH CARE PERSPECTIVE. Hersh, William R. New York, NY; Springer-Verlag, Inc., 1996. 320p. LC 95-34175. ISBN 0-387-94454-0. $50.00. Reviewed by Susan E. Whitehead.

MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS SOURCEBOOK: BASIC INFORMATION ABOUT SCHIZOPHRENIA, DEPRESSION, BIPOLAR DISORDER, PAIN DISORDER, OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER, PHOBIAS AND OTHER ANXIETY DISORDERS, PARANOIA AND OTHER PERSONALITY DISORDERS, EATING DISORDERS, AND SLEEP DISORDERS, ALONG WITH INFORMATION ABOUT TREATMENT AND THERAPIES. Health Reference Series, Vol 9. Bellenir, Karen, ed. Detroit, MI: Omnigraphics, Inc., 1996. 547p. LC 95-36873. ISBN 0-7808-0040. $80.00. Reviewed by Linda Butson.

MOSBY's MEDICAL, NURSING, AND ALLIED HEALTH DICTIONARY, 4th ed. Anderson, Kenneth N, Anderson, Lois E., and Glänze, Walter D., eds. 5′/. Louis, MO: Mosby-Year Book, 1994. 2054p. LC 93-39959. ISBN 0-8016-7225-2. $29.95. Reviewed by Cmig S. Elam.

SKIN DEEP: AN A-Z OF SKIN DISORDERS, TREATMENTS AND HEALTH. Turkington, Carol A. and Dover, Jeffrey S. New York, NY: Facts On File, Inc., 1996. 304p. ISBN 0-8160-3071-5. $40.00. Reviewed by Marge Kars.

WORLD DATABASES IN CHEMISTRY. Armstrong, C. J., ed. London: Bowker-Saur, 1995. 1200p. ISBN 1-85739-101-2. $165.00. Reviewed by Elizabeth H. Wood.

MEDICAL LIABILITY FOR PEDIATRICIANS, 5th ed. Committee on Medical Liability. Robertson, William O., cd. Elk Grove Village, IL: American Academy of Pediatrics, 1995. LC 93-074348. ISBN 0-910761-72-8. $49.95.

PERSONALITY CHARACTERISTICS OF THE PERSONALITY DISORDERED. Costello, Charles G. New York, NY: Wiley Publishing. 1996. LC95-7510. ISBN0-471-01529-6. $39.95.

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