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Edited by Mark E. Josephson. 432 pp., illustrated. Boston, Blackwell Scientific, 1993. $74.95. ISBN 0-86542-199-4.

For whom is this book intended? It would not be very toothsome for a family doctor or an internist, but a pediatrician would savor Victoria Fedder's clear, useful discussion of the sudden infant death syndrome. A practicing cardiologist might acquire a few insights from some of the more detailed chapters on specialized topics. However, one might easily ask, Does this book have a clear message?

The hodgepodge of presentations, among which some are excellent, some adequate, and some boring, works the reader too hard. Although the preface states that "this text was compiled to provide the most current information about . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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