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By Virginia A. Sharpe and Alan I. Faden. 280 pp. New York, Cambridge University Press, 1998. $27.95. ISBN 0-521-57133-2.

The authors have chosen to use the term "medical harm" rather than "iatrogenic disease," principally because they are referring to incidents that occur during or as a result of treatment given not only by physicians but also by medical personnel of all types. They report that medical harm is experienced by almost 4 percent of hospitalized patients in the United States, a surprising and undoubtedly important number. In addition, they claim that more than two thirds of these harmful events are preventable. Given the scope of the problem, this book is an important one for medical professionals.

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