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Previous Volume 332:545 February 23, 1995 Number 8

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(Critical Issues in Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics.) By Richard J. Mier and Thomas D. Brower, with contributions by Brian T. Carney and David B. Stevens. 327 pp., illustrated. New York, Plenum Medical Book, 1994. $45. ISBN 0-306-44796-7.

Musculoskeletal symptoms are among the most common problems confronting the primary care physician. With the advent of managed care and capitation, pediatricians and generalists both will have to sift through more and more of these orthopedic puzzles. Pediatric Orthopedics attempts to give the generalist a framework for recognizing and evaluating the major musculoskeletal problems of childhood. Most training programs in pediatric and adult medicine provide little instruction in performing the musculoskeletal examination and a variable amount of teaching about the common bumps, aches, and pains that make up a substantial portion of primary care.

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