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Book reviews 67The place of these important tools for medical practice, education and research and as aids to the enlightenment of patients is well explained and fully expressedThe authors have carried out an excellent, timely and scholarly review of iatrogenic illness. It is my hope that they will examine in a subsequent book such topics as commerciogenic medical harm (marketing of medicines and infant formula) mediogenic medical harm (premature proclamation of "breakthroughs" and unbalanced scare stories) political medical harm (subordination of health care to weaponry, and medical involvement with torture), and ideological medical harm (denial of medical care to women, sanctity of life, abortion, euthanasia, terminal care).