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Second edition. Edited by Johannes Bircher, Jean-Pierre Benhamou, Neil McIntyre, Mario Rizzetto, and Juan Rodés. 2148 pp. in two volumes, illustrated. New York, Oxford University Press, 1999. $350. ISBN 0-19-262515-2.

The five editors of the Oxford Textbook of Clinical Hepatology, all renowned European hepatologists, endeavored to produce a comprehensive account of clinical hepatology. Their main purpose was to provide a useful book for both general clinicians and hepatologists. The result is a well-organized book comprising more than 150 chapters in two volumes. More than 200 authors from Europe, the United States, and other parts of the world contributed to this second edition.

A first curious glance through the pages showed a wealth of figures and illustrations and many photographs and tables, making the text inviting and easily understood. Chapters are . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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