8.5" X 10.75"; over 980 pages; full color; library binding
UPPER ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE SCHOOL, PUBLIC LIBRARY
No. of Volumes
16
List Price
US$ 514.21
Discounted Price
US$ 359.95
It
is never too early or too late to take positive steps to stay healthy. Now that
there are even more health and lifestyle choices to make—and especially
now when the risks are so much greater—it is vital that young readers have
ready access to appropriate and accurate information. Revised and expanded, the
Third Edition of the
Encyclopedia
of Health has been written
specifically to help young people make the right choices about their health.
Topics include body function, fitness, diet, disease, hygiene, medicine, and
drugs.
Arrangement
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15 volumes in A–Z
format
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Additional index
volume
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Table of contents and
thematic outline of contents in Volume 1
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110 new articles
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Over 740 cross-referenced
entries
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Full-color photographs,
charts, and diagrams
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12 feature
articles:
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Accident
Prevention
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Beauty Care and Looking
Good
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The Body and Its
Systems
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Careers in Health and
Medicine
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Cleanliness
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Diseases and Their
Prevention
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Drugs and Drug
Abuse
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Food and
Nutrition
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Infectious
Diseases
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Mental Health
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Fitness
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Preventive
Medicine
Scope
Over 980 pages offer a
wide range of articles on general and emotional health as well as fitness,
nutrition, careers in health and medicine, preventive medicine, and family and
safety issues. Well-balanced and practical articles range from Bacteria to
Viruses, Abstinence to Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Anorexia to
Obesity.
Index
Volume 16 contains:
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Comprehensive
index
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Thematic index divided
into:
Body; Illness, Injury, and
Disorders; Prevention and Cure; Pregnancy, Birth and
Childhood; Human Behavior;
and Diet and Nutrition
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First aid manual
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Chronology of landmarks in
health and medicine
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Health heroes
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Glossary of medical
terms
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Health organizations, Web
sites, and hot lines
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Pronunciation
guide
Benefits
An essential reference
work, this Third Edition of the
Encyclopedia
of Health provides easy and
reliable access to a full range of topics of interest and importance to young
people as they make decisions about health and lifestyle.
Encyclopedia of Health Third Edition
"...particularly recommended since students at this age
range rarely receive such in-depth information tailored to their reading level.
In an era of heavy budgeting, these are solid library references which promise
ongoing attraction and
use." CHILDREN'S BOOKWATCH,
January 2003
"Overall, it is an easy-to-use reference
for students and adults
alike." AMERICAN REFERENCE BOOKS
ANNUAL, 2003
"These excellent volumes will update
collections, ease students into more advanced texts on medical and health
issues, and be appreciated for their research
uses." SCHOOL LIBRARY
JOURNAL, April 2003
