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(Chapman & Hall Medical Atlas Series. No. 13.) By D.F. Birch, K.F. Fairley, G.J. Becker, and P. Kincaid-Smith. 148 pp., illustrated. New York, Chapman & Hall, 1994. $125. ISBN 0-412-47950-8.

In an era in which technology seems to have overcome art in medicine, this book reminds us that "low-technology" procedures can still provide important insights into the causes of disease and the care of patients.

A Color Atlas of Urine Microscopy, an important addition to the nephrology literature, emphasizes that urinalysis can be done with the patient near at hand, helps in planning the workup, is readily available, and costs little. The authors are well known in the field of renal pathology, and their contributions are numerous. Their message — that "microscopical urinalysis was developed initially as an integral part . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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