The Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine

The Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
ISBN-10
078761873X
ISBN-13
9780787618735
Series
The Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Category
Internal medicine
Pages
3442
Language
English
Published
1999
Publisher
Gale Cengage
Authors
Donna Olendorf, Christine Jeryan, Karen Boyden

Description

Contains articles that provide medical information about a wide variety of common diseases, disorders, tests, and treatments; arranged alphabetically from T-to-Z; and includes cross-references, definitions of terms, lists of resources, and a comprehensive general index.

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