Facts on File Encyclopedia of Health and Medicine

calcitonin 115 endocrine system 99, 100 euthyroid sick syndrome 127 goiter 128 Graves’ disease 129 hyperthyroidism 139 hypothala ...

diabetes insipidus 122, 123 dysuria 186 endocrine system 103 enuresis 187 kidneys 201 ureter 221 urethra 221 urinary system 172 ...

THE FACTS ON FILE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF HEALTH AND MEDICINE IN FOUR VOLUMES: VOLUME 4 The Eyes i ...

Medical Advisory Review Panel Kyra J. Becker, M.D. James C. Blair, III, PA-C Alexa Fleckenstein, M.D. Nancy A. Lewis, Pharm.D. G ...

THE FACTS ON FILE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF HEALTH AND MEDICINE IN FOUR VOLUMES: VOLUME 4 An Amaranth Book The Eyes iii ...

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CONTENTS VOLUME 4 Foreword by Maureen Pelletier, M.D., C.C.N., F.A.C.O.G. vii How to Use The Facts On File Encyclopedia of Healt ...

III. Glossary of Medical Terms 391 IV. Abbreviations and Symbols 394 V. Medical Specialties and Allied Health Fields 398 VI. Res ...

FOREWORD A big part of my role as a physician is educating my patients about their health. I take as much time as each person ne ...

choices that are right for you. Whether you start here and move on to more specialized resources or locate all the information y ...

HOW TO USE THE FACTS ON FILE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF HEALTH AND MEDICINE Welcome to The Facts On File Encyclopedia of Health and Medicin ...

the section “The Gastrointestinal System.” The researcher can also consult the index at the back of the volume to locate the ent ...

collect concise presentations of related informa- tion for easy reference. Each type of entry (mid-length and longer) incorporat ...

xii How to Use Volume 1 The Ear, Nose, Mouth, and Throat The Eyes The Integumentary System The Nervous System The Musculoskeleta ...

PREFACE TO VOLUME 4 Volume 4 of the four-volume The Facts On File Encyclopedia of Health and Medicine is unique in its organizat ...

Human Relations Humans are social beings. Yet many social interac- tions are ones not necessarily chosen, such those within scho ...

This section, “Preventive Medicine,” presents an overview discussion of preventive medicine con- cepts and entries about prevent ...

Public Health Improvements in COMMUNITY SANITATION, such as sewage and garbage control, in the late 19th and early 20th centurie ...

preventive medicine. Until the early 20th century even doctors did not often wash their hands, not even between seeing patients. ...

and tuberculosis, that current preventive meas- ures target. Literacy A key platform of public health edu- cation efforts is the ...