The Horizons of Health / / ed. by Henry Wechsler, George F. Cahill, Jr., Joel Gurin.

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• MitwirkendeR: Abrams, Herbert L.,; Austen, K. Frank,; Barza, Michael J.,; Berlin, Joyce E.,; Cahill, George F.,; Chang, Te-Wen,; Erbe, Richard W.,; Fein, Rashi,; Fitzpatrick, Thomas B.,; Fredrickson, Donald S.,; Frei, Emil,; GOLDHABER, PAUL,; Gaensler, Edward A.,; Geschwind, Norman,; Grant, W. Morton,; Gurin, Joel,; Ingelfinger, Franz J.,; Isselbacher, Kurt J.,; Johnson, Richard A.,; Kety, Seymour S.,; MacMahon, Brian,; Mankin, Henry J.,; Mello, Nancy K.,; Mendelson, Jack H.,; Merrill, John P.,; Moore, Francis D.,; Moser, Hugo W.,; Nathan, David G.,; Ryan, Kenneth J.,; Schuknecht, Harold F.,; Smith, Thomas W.,; Wechsler, Henry,; Weinstein, Louis,
• HerausgeberIn: Cahill, Jr., George F.,; Gurin, Joel,; Wechsler, Henry,
• Place / Publishing House: Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2013]; ©1977
• Year of Publication: 2013
• Edition: 2nd printing 1978. Reprint 2014
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (412 p.) :; Zahlr. Abb.
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Preface --; Acknowledgments --; Contents --; Foreword --; PART ONE. The Scope of the Problem --; 1. Biomedical Research: An Overview --; 2. Health of the United States Population --; PART TWO. Basic Processes in Disease --; 3. Cancer --; 4. Genetic Disorders --; 5. Bacterial Infections --; 6. Viral Infections --; 7. The Immune System and Diseases of Inflammation --; PART THREE. Biomedical Approaches to Behavioral Disorders --; 8. The Biological Bases of Mental Illness --; 9. Alcohol and Drug Abuse --; 10. Mental Retardation --; 11. Neurological Disorders --; PART FOUR. Diseases of Organs and Systems --; 12. The Heart and Vascular System --; 13. The Respiratory System --; 14. The Kidneys --; 15. The Blood --; 16. The Gastrointestinal System --; 17. Diabetes --; 18. The Reproductive System --; 19. The Skin --; 20. The Teeth and Gums --; 21. Vision --; 22. Hearing --; PART FIVE. New Techniques of Diagnosis and Intervention --; 23. Orthopedics --; 24. Surgical Care --; 25. Radiology --; PART SIX. The Implementation of Research --; 26. Economics of Health Research --; 27. Spreading the Medical Word --; SUGGESTIONS FOR FURTHER READING. INDEX --; Suggestions for Further Reading --; Contributors --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9780674593381; 9783110353488; 9783110353518; 9783110442212
• DOI: 10.4159/harvard.9780674593381
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: ed. by Henry Wechsler, George F. Cahill, Jr., Joel Gurin.