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Third Edition. By Louis Schwartz, M.D.; Louis Tulipan, M.D., and Donald J. Birmingham, M.D. Price, $18.00. Pp. 981, with 189 illustrations. Lea & Febiger, 600 S. Washington Sq., Philadelphia 6, 1957.

AMA Arch Derm. 1957;76(3):390.

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Those of us who have occasion to treat patients with occupational diseases are fortunate indeed that Drs. Schwartz and Tulipan maintain their intense interest in the subject and have industry enough to undertake to keep their "Occupational Diseases of the Skin" timely.

The title page of this edition carries the name of Donald J. Birmingham as a co-author.

The format has not been changed from previous editions, and by the addition of new material the long-established authority of the book has been maintained.

New in this edition are chapters devoted to the increasingly important subjects of detergent dermatitis and industrial radiation hazards, and a useful and interesting presentation of telltale occupational marks by Ronchese.

The scope of the book is wide, for it considers not only the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of skin diseases encountered in industry, but also contains detailed accounts of more than 150 industrial techniques with . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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