Edited by Marlene B. Goldman and Maureen C. Hatch. 1276 pp., illustrated. San Diego, Calif., Academic Press, 2000. $149.95. ISBN 0-12-288145-1.
This book is an unparalleled and valuable compendium of datafor anyone interested in women's health. The editors have donea superb job: despite their choice of enlisting almost 200 expertsas contributing authors, the chapters have a consistently uniform,clear style, which makes the whole book efficient to use andeasy to read. There is very little irrelevant or disproportionatelydetailed discussion. The data in each section are carefullyreferenced, and the bibliographies, individually and collectively,are an invaluable resource for interested readers. Evidenceof meticulous editing is found in the unifying themes that runthrough most of the . . . [Full Text of this Article]
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