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Edited by William E. Paul
6th ed, 1632 pp, $210
Philadelphia, PA, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2008
ISBN-13: 978-0-7817-6519-0

JAMA. 2009;301(19):2048-2049.

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"Immunology is the quintessential medical science. Indeed, no branch of the medical sciences has improved the health of people more than the application of immunologic principles to prevention of disease" (p xiii). So begins the sixth edition of Fundamental Immunology.

This reference-sized textbook has served scientists, physicians, and students interested in immunology since 1984 and has established itself as the benchmark in the field. This newest edition has the ambitious goal of "aiding in the education of a new generation of immunologists who can . . . extend and enlarge on the record of immunologic science in bettering the lot of humankind" (p xiii).

This single-volume text consists of 1603 pages divided into 8 sections and 46 chapters. All pertinent topics in immunology are covered. The book opens with a quotation from Albert Einstein: "Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler." The authors and editor do try to adhere . . . [Full Text of this Article]

James T. Li, MD, Reviewer
Division of Allergic Diseases
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, Minnesota
li.james@mayo.edu

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