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The Pediatric and Perinatal Autopsy Manual, M.C. Cohen, I. Scheimberg, editors. Cambridge University Press, New York, 2014, ISBN: 978-1107646070, $175.00, 444 pp., hardcover with DVD-ROM.
Marta Cohen and Irene Scheimberg have created a superb manual for the perinatal and pediatric autopsy, seeking to highlight "the most common and important conditions... providing a guide to those performing these postmortems.'' Although designed as a manual for less experienced workers, the text is comprehensive enough to serve as a primer in basic perinatal and pediatric conditions. The book does not claim to be encyclopedic but instead provides well-crafted and concise reviews, with salient references for more in-depth reading. Nonetheless, the book will be of use to trainees and experienced workers, as well...