Milestones in Health and Medicine

(Hardback)

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Historical achievements in medicine are documented in this easy-to-use resource. Featuring nearly 2000 entries, this book provides an A to Z listing of key milestones in the fields of health and medicine. Entries cover such topics as new discoveries, procedures, medical devices, AIDS and cancer research, breakthroughs in the understanding of disease mechanisms and mental illness, ancient medical practices, and recent controversies in medicine. Also covered is the work of key individuals in the field of medicine from Galen and Pasteur to Jonas Salk and Dr Kervorkian. Each entry includes an additional reference for further study and a special name index is provided.

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Middle and high school students who need to write a report for health class, but without ideas for topics, should be given this volume to peruse.-The GaleGroup
Readers interested in medical history will find this work useful as an introduction....readers will find what they need with little effort....Students looking for report topics and patrons who need brief information will find that Milestones in Health and Medicine is a good place to start....an excellent ready-reference source for school, public, and academic libraries.-Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin
The entries are clear and concise and assume a reading level commensurate with the subject matter....This is a book librarians should spend some time getting to know, as it will be enormously useful.-School Library Journal
"Middle and high school students who need to write a report for health class, but without ideas for topics, should be given this volume to peruse."-The GaleGroup
"The entries are clear and concise and assume a reading level commensurate with the subject matter....This is a book librarians should spend some time getting to know, as it will be enormously useful."-School Library Journal
"Readers interested in medical history will find this work useful as an introduction....readers will find what they need with little effort....Students looking for report topics and patrons who need brief information will find that Milestones in Health and Medicine is a good place to start....an excellent ready-reference source for school, public, and academic libraries."-Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin

Author Bio

ANNE S. HARDING specializes in writing on healt1h, science, and medicine./e She has written for the Boston Globe, Reuters Health Information, Harvard Health Letter, Consumer Reports on Health, and several other print and Web-based publications.