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Consumer Health Information Source Book: Consumer Health Information Source Book

Autor Alan Rees
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 29 iun 2003 – vârsta până la 17 ani
The seventh edition of this comprehensive and authoritative guide provides more than 2,000 popular, publicly available health-information resources available in both print and electronic formats. Resources include those that the author judges to be the best materials published since the last edition of this book.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781573565097
ISBN-10: 1573565091
Pagini: 344
Dimensiuni: 216 x 279 x 23 mm
Greutate: 0.96 kg
Ediția:Seventh.
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Greenwood
Seria Consumer Health Information Source Book

Locul publicării:New York, United States

Caracteristici

Lists the 151 best consumer health books, home medical guides, pamphlets, clearinghouses and information centers, and electronic sources

Notă biografică

ALAN M. REES is professor emeritus of library and information science at Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, and has taught at the University of Toronto, State University of New York at Albany, and Kent State University. He is a medical information specialist and author of numerous reference works, including Managing Consumer Health Information, Consumer Health Information Source Book, Personal Health Reporter, and the Encyclopedia of Health Information Sources. Professor Rees is also editor of Consumer Health USA (Volume 1, 1995 and Volume 2, 1997). He currently provides consumer health information services to several database producers and managed care organizations.

Cuprins

CONTENTSPrefacexiChapter 1.Trends in Medical Consumerism: 2002###8211;2003 1Chapter 2.The Best Sources of Consumer Health Information15Chapter 3.Health-Related Information Clearinghouses, Information Centers, Hotlines, Organizations, and Personal Search Services20Chapter 4.Consumer Health Magazines and Newsletters44Chapter 5.Computer-Based Health Information for Consumers63Chapter 6.Consumer Health Information on the Internet: Trends and Site Reviews by Tom Flemming, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario73Chapter 7.Supplementary Professional Literature116Chapter 8.Consumer Health Mainstream Book Reviews121Aging121AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Diseases122Allergies and Asthma122Alzheimer###8217;s Disease123Arthritis124Attention Deficit Disorder127Back Care129Breast Health and Breast Cancer129Cancer131Children###8212;Health Care133Chronic Fatigue Syndrome136Chronic Illness and Home Care137Contraception138Diabetes138vContents vi Drugs and Medications142Ear-Nose-Throat144Eyes145Emergencies and First Aid146Gastrointestinal Diseases and Disorders147Headaches and Pain149Heart Diseases and Hypertension150Infectious Diseases152Infertility and Reproductive Technology152Leukemia and Lymphoma152Liver Diseases153Lung Diseases154Medical Consumerism and Patients###8217; Rights156Medical Guides157Mental Health160Multiple Sclerosis164Muscular Dystrophy165Neurological Diseases165Nutrition168Orthopedics169Organ Transplants169Osteoporosis170Parkinson###8217;s Disease170Pregnancy and Childbirth171Self-Care and Wellness173Sexuality174Skin Diseases and Infections175Stroke176Substance Abuse and Addictions177Surgery177Thyroid Disorders178Urogenital Disorders179Weight Control and Obesity180Women###8212;Health Care181Chapter 9.English-Language Pamphlets184AIDS186Allergies and Asthma186Alzheimer###8217;s Disease187Anesthesia187Arthritis and Related Diseases187Back Care188Breast Cancer188Cancer188Contents vii Children###8217;s Health189Communication Disorders190Contraception190Cystic Fibrosis190Dental Care190Diabetes and Endocrine Disorders190Digestive Diseases191Drugs192Ear, Nose, and Throat192Elderly Health Care193Environmental Risks and Hazards193Epilepsy193Eye Diseases and Disorders193Food and Nutrition194Genetics195Heart Disease195Hemophilia195Hepatitis195Hypertension196Infectious Diseases196Kidneys196Leukemia196Liver Diseases197Lungs and Respiratory Tract197Lupus197Lyme Disease197Medical Consumerism and Patients###8217; Rights198Mental Illness198General198Depression199Eating Disorders199Panic Disorder199Schizophrenia199Stress199Suicide199Multiple Sclerosis200Muscular Dystrophy200Neurologic Disorders200Orthopedics201Osteoporosis and Bone Diseases202Plastic and Cosmetic Surgery202Pregnancy and Childbirth202Reproductive Technology203Contents viii Sexually Transmitted Diseases203Sickle-Cell Anemia203Skin Diseases and Infections203Sleep Disorders204Spinal Disorders204Stroke204Substance Abuse and Addictions205Alcohol205Drugs205Smoking205Surgery and Second Opinions205Thyroid Disorders206Tuberculosis206Urology206Vaccines207Weight Reduction and Obesity207Women###8217;s Health207Miscellaneous208Chapter 10.Spanish-Language Pamphlets by Irene Affranchino-Miniello, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio209Abuso de Sustancias (Substance Abuse)209Alergias y Asma (Allergies and Asthma)210Ancianidad (Elderly)211Artritis (Arthritis)211Asistencia Medica de Falsos Profesionales de la Salud###8212;Curanderismo (Health Care Quackery)211Audici###243;n y Lenguaje (Hearing and Speech)212Cancer (Cancer)212Cerebro (Brain)215Cirug###237;a (Surgery)215Control de la Natalidad (Birth Control)215Control de la Nutrici###243;n y del Peso (Nutrition and Weight Control)216Cuidado Dental (Dental Care)216Cuidado de la Salud en Mujeres (Women###8217;s Health)217Cuidado de la Salud en los Ni###241;os (Health Care of Children)218Derrame Cerebral (Stroke)218Diabetes (Diabetes)219Drogas (Drugs)219Embarazo y Parto (Pregnancy and Childbirth)220Enfermedad Card###237;aca (Heart Disease)221Enfermedad de Alzheimer (Alzheimer###8217;s Disease)221Enfermedades Infecciosas (Infectious Diseases)222Enfermedades Oculares (Eye Diseases)223Contents Enfermedades de la Tiroides (Thyroid Disease)223Enfermedades y Trastornos Gastrointestinales (Gastrointestinal Diseases and Disorders)223Enfermedades y Trastornos Neurol###243;gicos (Neurological Diseases and Disorders)223Enfermedades y Trastornos de la Piel (Skin Diseases and Disorders)224Enfermedades y Trastornos Pulmonares (Lung Diseases and Disorders)225Enfermedades y Trastornos de la Sangre (Blood Diseases and Disorders)225Enfermedades y Trastornos Urol###243;gicos (Urological Diseases and Disorders)225Enfermedades y Trastornos Vasculares (Vascular Diseases and Disorders)225Hipertension (Hypertension)225Infertilidad (Infertility)225Intoxicacion Con Plomo y Pesticidas (Lead Poisoning and Pesticides)226Lactancia Materna (Breast Feeding)226Ortopedia (Orthopedics)226Osteoporosis (Osteoporosis)226Retardo Mental (Mental Retardation)226Salud Mental (Mental Health)227Transplante de Medula Osea (Bone Marrow Transplant)228Trastornos del Tejido Conectivo y Musculo Esquel###233;tico (Musculoskeletal and Connective Tissue Disorders)228Ulceras de la Pr###233;sion (Pressure Ulcers)228Vacunas (Vaccines)228VIH/SIDA y Enfermedades de Transmisi###243;n Sexual (HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Diseases)229Miscel###225;neos (Miscellaneous)230Chapter 11.Consumer Health Information in Action: Profiles of 12 Innovative Libraries by Donna Flake, Coastal AHEC, Wilmington, North Carolina231Author Index275Title Index281Subject Index309