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A Colour Handbook of Gastroenterology
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A Colour Handbook of Gastroenterology. Edited by Hodgson HJF, Boulton R, Cousins C, et al. (Pp 208; illustrated; £29.95). London: Manson Publishing Ltd, 2000. ISBN 1 87454 555 3.
To paraphrase Mark Twain, reports of the impending demise of the print media have been greatly exaggerated—a trainee can still spend hours browsing new editions in a medical bookshop and, usually during frantic preparation for higher exams while fulfilling DSM-IV criteria for anxiety disorder, part with large sums of money on illustrated texts. …