Encyclopedia of Diseases and Disorders
Contributors: Fraser, Victoria J.; Liebson, Elizabeth
Publisher: Marshall Cavendish
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Tarrytown
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource]
Number of pages: 481
ISBN-13: 9780761499701
Subjects: Medicine; Diseases; Encyclopedias
Description: Diseases and Disorders provides instructive details on more than 250 infectious diseases, mental disorders, and noninfectious diseases and disorders.
Notes: Description based on print version record.
Table of contents: title: COVER; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Thematic contents; Acne; Adrenal disorders; AIDS; Albinism; Alcohol-related disorders; Allergy and sensitivity; Alopecia; Alzheimer's disease; Amnesia; Anemia; Aneurysm; Anthrax; Antibiotic-resistant infections; Anxiety disorders; Appendicitis; Arrhythmia; Arthritis; Asbestosis; Asian influenza; Asperger's disorder; Asthma; Astigmatism; Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder; Autism; Avian influenza; Backache; Bipolar disorder; Birthmarks; Blood poisoning; Brain tumors; Bronchitis; Burns; Cancer, bladder; Cancer, breast; Cancer, cervical.; title: Cancer, colorectalCancer, kidney; Cancer, liver; Cancer, lung; Cancer, mouth and throat; Cancer, ovarian; Cancer, pancreatic; Cancer, prostate; Cancer, skin; Cancer, stomach; Cancer, thyroid; Cancer, uterine; Cataract; Celiac disease; Chicken pox and shingles; Chlamydial infections; Cholera; Chronic fatigue syndrome; Cirrhosis of the liver; Cold, common; Colitis, ulcerative; Color blindness; Coma; Conjunctivitis; COPD; Coronary artery disease; Creutzfeldt-Jakobdisease; Crohn's disease; Croup; Cystic fibrosis; Cystitis; Dementia; Dengue fever; Depressive disorders; Dermatitis; Diabetes.; title: Diarrhea and dysenteryDiphtheria; Dislocation; Diverticulitis; Down syndrome; Eating disorders; Ebola fever; Ectopic pregnancy; Emphysema; Epilepsy; Epstein-Barr infection; Fetal alcohol syndrome; Fibroids; Food intolerance; Food poisoning; Fracture; Frostbite; Gallstone; Giardiasis; Glaucoma; Gonorrhea; Growth disorders; Guillain-Barre  syndrome; Gum disease; H1N1 influenza; Hay fever; Head injury; Heart attack; Hemochromatosis; Hemophilia; Hepatitis infections; Hernia; Herpes infections; Hodgkin's disease; HPV infection; Huntington's disease; Hyperthermia; Impetigo; Influenza.; title: Irritable bowel syndromeKidney stone; Language and speech disorders; Learning disorders; Legionnaires' disease; Leprosy; Leukemia; Lice infestation; Lou Gehrig's disease; Lupus; Lyme disease; Lymphoma; Macular degeneration; Malaria; Male-pattern baldness; Measles; Melanoma; Meningitis; Menopausal disorders; Menstrual disorders; Migraine; Miscarriage; Mononucleosis; Mood disorders; Motion sickness; Multiple sclerosis; Mumps; Muscular dystrophy; Neuralgia; Obesity; Osteoporosis; Paralysis; Parkinson's disease; Pelvic inflammatory disease; Peritonitis; Personality disorders; Plague; Pleurisy.; title: PneumoniaPoliomyelitis; Post-traumatic stress disorder; Prostate disorders; Psoriasis; Psychotic disorders; Rabies; Radiation sickness; Repetitive strain injury; Retinal disorders; Rheumatic fever; Rickettsial infections; River blindness; Rocky Mountain spotted fever; Rubella; SARS; Scarlet fever; Schizophrenia; SCID; Sexual and gender identity disorders; Shock; Sick building syndrome; Sickle-cell anemia; SIDS; Sinusitis; Sleep disorders; Sleeping sickness; Smallpox; Spina bifida; Spinal curvature; Sports injury; Stomach ulcer; Stroke and related disorders; Sunburn and sunstroke; Syphilis.; title: Tapeworm infestation.