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Edited by Qutayba Hamid, Joanne Shannon, and James Martin. 793 pp., illustrated, with CD-ROM. Hamilton, Ont., Canada, BC Decker, 2005. $159. ISBN 1-55009-236-7.

Textbooks on pulmonary physiology are represented at one extreme by introductory monographs and on the other by the American Physiological Society's inaccurately titled Handbook of Physiology, with its dense volumes on the respiratory system that are 20 years old and 20 pounds heavy. Physiologic Basis of Respiratory Disease aims for the middle ground — it is neither simplistic nor comprehensive. Nevertheless, it has some idiosyncrasies that may limit its usefulness.

The book is a tribute to the Meakins–Christie Laboratories at McGill University, which for decades has been a powerhouse of research on pulmonary physiology. Most of the authors have some . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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