35th edition. LM Tierney Jr., SJ McPhee, and MA Papadakis; eds. 1447 pages. Stamford, CT: Appleton & Lange; 1996. $41.95. ISBN 0-8385-1465-0. Order phone 800-423-1359.
A well-known and comprehensive but concise textbook. Its up-to-dateness is reflected in its chapter on diagnostic testing and d Decision making (which includes cost–benefit and odds-likelihood considerations) and in the closing chapter on genetics. Some comparative drug-cost data are included, for example, the $125 cost for streptokinase thrombolytic therapy in acute myocardial infarction and the $2800 cost for tissue plasminogen activator.
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