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Volume 328:1048-1049 April 8, 1993 Number 14
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Sun-Damaged Skin
The Environmental Threat to the Skin

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By Ronald Marks. 72 pp., illustrated. London, Martin Dunitz, 1992. £14.95. ISBN 1-85317-077-1.
Edited by Ronald Marks and Gerd Plewig. 414 pp., illustrated. London, Martin Dunitz, 1992. £65. ISBN 1-85317-057-7.

In Sun-Damaged Skin the author has condensed information about an extensive subject into a small book that can easily be read in a short time. The most pleasing aspect of the book is the beautiful presentation, including the photographs, photomicrographs, and other graphics. Images showing subtle findings, such as skin tone and skin color, are difficult to reproduce, but Dr. Marks and the publisher have done an outstanding job. One problem, however, is clearly identifying the book's audience, since it is too complex in some respects for the lay reader and is not an in-depth overview. Therefore, one would have . . . [Full Text of this Article]




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