Alan M. Rees

Consumer Health Information Source Book

Seventh Edition
Herausgeber: Rees, Alan M.

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Greenwood
• Seitenzahl: 340
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Juni 2003
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 280mm x 216mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 857g
• ISBN-13: 9781573565097
• ISBN-10: 1573565091
• Artikelnr.: 22197141

Autorenporträt

Alan Rees

Inhaltsangabe

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