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Book review
Primer on Cerebrovascular Diseases.
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Primer on Cerebrovascular Diseases. Edited by k m a welch, louis r caplan, donald j reis, bo k siesjo and bryce weir. (Pp 823; PB: $79.00, HB $139.00). San Diego: Academic Press, 1997. ISBN: PB 0-12-743171-3, HB 1-12-743170-5.
This book’s reputation preceeded its arrival on my desk with the news that Boston Spa already had a six month waiting list before it was on general release. What did one expect? My dictionary says a primer is an elementary reading book for children, a short introductory book. This hardly prepared one for the 6lb …