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Edited by Anne Greenough, Anthony D. Milner, and N.R. Clifford Roberton. 516 pp., illustrated. New York, Oxford University Press, 1996. (Copublished with Arnold, London.) $125. ISBN 0-340-55242-5.

Anyone who thinks that neonatal respiratory diseases have become boring in the postsurfactant era is mistaken. New imaging and genetic-testing techniques present challenges. In addition, treatment with high-frequency ventilation, nitric oxide, and liquid ventilation provides hope for infants with severe respiratory conditions. This book gives a comprehensive description of the pathogenesis, clinical and laboratory features, and management of neonatal respiratory diseases. Its intended audience consists of medical students, respiratory therapists, nurses, and physicians in neonatal and perinatal medicine.

The challenge in assembling this book was to be comprehensive in only 516 pages. The three editors, who were the sole authors . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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