The New American Medical Dictionary and Health Manual
- ISBN-10
- 0452011027
- ISBN-13
- 9780452011021
- Pages
- 573
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1992
- Publisher
- Meridian
- Author
- Robert E. Rothenberg
Description
A distinguished physician and surgeon brings readers this medical dictionary containing over 9.800 medical terms defined in everyday language, with more than 300 explanatory illustrations. This sixth edition also includes the completely updated version of YOUR MEDICARE HANDBOOK, with a full description of the program's benefits, the specifics of hospital and medical insurance under Social Security and Medicare, and a list of national health care agencies. It also covers body functions, antidotes for poisons, anatomy, normal values for blood and urine, pregnancy, child development, special health diets, temperature and pulse rates, height and weight, vaccination and immunization schedules, and caloric values of food.
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Other editions
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- 1999-04-01
- - pages
- Paperback
- National Geographic Books
