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01-05-2005 | Book Review
E. Avner, W. Harmon, P. Niaudet : Pediatric nephrology, 5th edn
Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, 2004, pp 1,564 (ISBN 0-7817-3545-9) $229
Author:
William A. Primack
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Pediatric Nephrology
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Issue 5/2005
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Excerpt
The preface to the fifth edition states: “Through its past four editions, ‘Pediatric Nephrology’ has become the standard medical reference for health care professionals treating children with kidney disease.” This 1,564 page tome continues this tradition successfully. This 2004 revision of the 1999 fourth edition maintains the general organization of the previous editions with many new authors. To meet its goal of being the standard reference in pediatric nephrology, this text must meet the needs of all its potential users and, in general, it succeeds. …