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By E. Perry McCullagh, M.D. Price, not given. Pp. 78, with no illustrations. Charles C Thomas, Publisher, 301-327 E. Lawrence Ave., Springfield, Ill., 1959.

Daniel B. Stone, M.D., Reviewer

Arch Intern Med. 1960;106(5):744.

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