A general practitioner in Italy, Romoli offers physicians and therapists an innovative diagnostic model in which the outer ear provides clues to systemic conditions. He discusses the history of the method, the morphology and inspection of the outer ear, the pressure pain test, the electrical skin resistance test, the needle contact test, how to interface auricular diagnosis with clinical status, and how to select points for treatment. A chapter on anatomy, embryology, and neurophysiology is contributed by Pierre Rabischong (medicine, U. of Montpellier, France) and another on measuring electrical skin resistance on acupuncture points by Filadelfio Puglisi (biomechanics, U. of Florence, Italy). Drawings and color photographs support the text. Annotation ©2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)