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Explains disorders,
who is likely to get them, their symptoms, how they're diagnosed, how
they might be prevented, and how they can be treated; also provides
information about prognosis.
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Andrew J. Fletcher, MB, BChir, Thomas V. Jones, MD, MPH, Robert Porter, MD, Senior Assistant Editors
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Sarah L. Berga, MD
Marjorie A. Bowman, MD, MPA
Douglass A. Drossman, MD
L. Jack Faling, MD
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This online version is very similar to the print version
of The Merck Manual of Medical Information—Second Home Edition,
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For ease of use, sections, chapters, and
topics are listed alphabetically in the online version. The names
of some chapters and topics have been edited to make alphabetization more
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