The Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, 5th Edition

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Автор: Jacqueline L. Longe (Editor)

Название: The Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, 5th Edition (Volumes 1-9)

Издательство: Gale, Cengage Learning

Год: 2015

Формат: PDF

Размер: 117.2 Mb

Язык: Английский

The updated edition of this authoritative, comprehensive, in-depth medical guide features information on almost 2,000 medical topics in language accessible to adult laypersons. Disease/disorder articles typically cover definition; description; causes and symptoms; diagnosis; treatments; prevention; and more. Test/treatment articles typically cover definition; purposes; precautions; preparation; risks; normal and abnormal results; and much more. Biographical and historical sidebars appear throughout the text. This edition includes new entries, updated entries, 890 color images and illustrations, a comprehensive subject index, and a timeline of major medical breakthroughs/events.