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Andrews, Marcia, ed. Everything You Need to Know About Diseases. Springhouse, 1996. Well-illustrated volume that covers more than 500 illnesses and conditions.

Berkow, Robert; Andrew J. Fletcher; and Mark H. Beers, eds. The Merck Manual of Medical Information. Merck Research Laboratories, 1997. A consumer version of Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy.

Hogan, Robert W. The PDR Pocket Guide to Prescription Drugs. 4th ed. Pocket Books, 2000. Reference for consumers on prescription medications.

Johns Hopkins University. Johns Hopkins Family Health Book. HarperCollins, 1999. Comprehensive medical reference.

Springhouse Corporation. Everything You Need to Know About Medical Treatments. Springhouse, 1996. Prepared by a team of medical experts, this source covers more than 300 treatments.

Tapley, Donald F., ed. The Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons Complete Home Medical Guide. Crown, 1995.

Zaret, Barry L., and others, eds. The Patient's Guide to Medical Tests. Houghton Mifflin, 1997. Covers hundreds of commonly performed diagnostic tests; discusses test results and follow-up.

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Brock, Thomas D. Robert Koch: A Life in Medicine and Bacteriology. ASM, 1998. Biography of the founder of modern medical bacteriology.

Dormandy, Thomas. The White Death: A History of Tuberculosis. New York University Press, 2000. History of the disease and attempts at its eradication.

Hyde, Margaret O. Know About Tuberculosis. Walker, 1994. For younger readers.

Koch, Robert. Essays of Robert Koch. Carter, K. Codell, ed. Greenwood, 1987. Classic essays.

Rothman, Sheila M. Living in the Shadow of Death: Tuberculosis and the Social Experience of Illness in American History. Johns Hopkins University Press, 1995. Includes careful analysis of original sources and describes life in sanatoriums.

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