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Practical Strategies in Pediatric Diagnosis and Therapy.
  1. PENELOPE J DISON, Consultant paediatrician

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    Practical Strategies in Pediatric Diagnosis and Therapy. Edited by Robert M Kliegman et al. (Pp 1097; £55 hardback.) W B Saunders, 1996. ISBN 0-7216-5161-5.

    Reviewing a textbook as detailed as this is indeed a daunting task. My initial response to the request was an anguished ‘Why me?’ but on reflection, having studied the book, I decided that a paediatrician in a district general hospital was exactly the right person to review such a tome. The layout and approach is novel and as such challenges the reader. Assessment based on a symptom or sign is a …

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