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Edited by Alf L. Nachemson and Egon Jonsson. 495 pp. Philadelphia, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2000. $89. ISBN 0-7817-2760-X.

The primary title of this book, Neck and Back Pain, suggests that it is just another in the large number of books about the neck, back, and spine that have been brought to the market in recent years. The subtitle, however, indicates a different emphasis. Edited by Alf Nachemson, M.D., Ph.D., an orthopedic surgeon and the well-known "conscience" of the spine community, and Egon Jonsson, Ph.D., a professor in health care economics and Principal of the Swedish Council on Technology Assessment in Health Care, this book attempts to consolidate and evaluate critically the scientific information about neck and back pain.

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