Powerful Medicines: The Benefits, Risks, and Costs of Prescription Drugs

  1. B. Robert Meyer, MD
  1. From Weill Medical College, New York, New York.

    Structured abstracts of information on newly published books, computer programs, selected Web sites, and other material are provided in this portion of Medical Writings. Not all items submitted by publishers are abstracted, but a listing of almost all material received can be found in the advertising pages of each issue. “Order phone” numbers can be used to place orders directly with publishers.

    Avorn J. 448 pages. New York: Knopf; 2004. $27.50. ISBN 0375414835. Order at http://www.randomhouse.com.

    Field of medicine: Clinical pharmacology, epidemiology, public health, and internal medicine.

    Format: Hardcover book.

    Audience: Anyone interested in the …

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