The Encyclopedia of Global Health is a comprehensive, one- stop reference to a broad array of health topics worldwide. Encompassing four volumes with more than 1,200 articles, the Encyclopedia covers all aspects of health, including physical and mental health entries, biographies of major doctors and researchers, profiles of medical institutions, organizations, and corporations, descriptions of drugs and operations, articles on national health policies, and thematic health topics in the humanities.
Key Features
Offers a truly global approach by giving the current health status in each country of five continents
Compares the mortality rates of infectious diseases and non-communicable diseases in developing and developed countries
Presents a historical context for important changes and issues in global health and serves as a foundation of knowledge
Examines how mental health and related conditions in developing countries are increasing toward the level in developed countries
Ties the curriculum in related health disciplines from biology, to psychology, to psychopharmacology
Provides a glossary of health definitions, extensive cross-references to related topics, and thorough bibliographic citations
Cover.
Half Title Page.
Title Page.
Copyright Page.
Contents.
About the General Editor.
Introduction.
Reader's Guide.
List of Articles.
List of Contributors.
Chronology.
1: Abortion.
2: Abse, Dannie (1923– ).
3: Acid Reflux.
4: Acne.
5: Acoustic Neuroma.
6: Acquired Immunity.
7: Acquired Mutation.
8: Active Immunity.
9: Activities of Daily Living (ADL).
10: Acupuncture.
11: Addison's Disease.
12: Administration for Children and Families (ACF).
13: Administration on Aging (AoA).
14: Adolescent Development.
15: Adolescent Health.
16: Adoption Medicine.
17: Adrenocortical Carcinoma.
18: Adult Congenital Heart Association (ACHA).
19: Adult Immunization.
20: Aerospace Medicine.
21: Afghanistan.
22: African-American Health.
23: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).
24: Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR).
25: Age-Related Macular Degeneration.
26: AIDS.
27: AIDS and Infections.
28: AIDS and Pregnancy.
29: AIDS, Living with.
30: AIDS-Related Malignancies.
31: Air Pollution.
32: Albania.
33: Alcohol and Youth.
34: Alcohol Consumption.
35: Alcoholism.
36: Algeria.
37: Allele.
38: Allergy.
39: Allograft.
40: Allopathy.
41: Alpha Error.
42: Alternative Medicine.
43: Alzheimer's Association.
44: Alzheimer's Caregivers.
45: Alzheimer's Disease.
46: Alzheimer's Disease Education and Referral (ADEAR) Center.
47: Amblyopia.
48: American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry (AAAP).
49: American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP).
50: American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP).
51: American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO).
52: American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS).
53: American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP).
54: American Association for Cancer Research (AACR).
55: American Association for Health Education (AAHE).
