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Edited by Lisa B. Zaoutis and Vincent W. Chiang. 1349 pp., illustrated. Philadelphia, Mosby, 2007. $139. ISBN 978-0-323-03004-5.

More than 20,000 doctors currently identify themselves as hospitalists — physicians whose practices center on inpatient services and who focus on organizing and coordinating care; on communicating with patients, their families, and staff; and on educating residents and other staff. There are now numerous pediatric hospitalists among these practitioners; more than 40% of pediatricians currently in practice admit patients to facilities that have pediatric hospitalists on staff.

Those who write textbooks on the evolving field of pediatric hospital medicine have the unusual opportunity to influence not only trainees, but also those who have long been in practice in a variety . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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