Diseases and Disorders: Database

Staying healthy requires knowledge and attention. Diseases and Disorders provides instructive details on more than 250 infectious diseases, mental disorders, and noninfectious diseases and disorders. Written with young adult readers especially in mind, each article looks at risk factors, symptoms, treatment, prevention, and other subjects that will enhance your library’s resources for promoting good health. More than 50 overview articles examine broad healthcare issues in articles such as Prevention, Alcohol-Related Disorders, Food Poisoning, Cardiovascular Disorders, and Injury.
Arrangement
 ? 3 volumes in A-Z format
 ? Over 300 signed articles
 ? Volume glossaries and indexes
 ? Entries include:
 ? Brief definition of the subject
 ? Color-coding by category of interest
 ? Key Facts boxes include:
 ? Description
 ? Causes
 ? Risk factors
 ? Symptoms
 ? Treatments
 ? Pathogenesis
 ? Prevention
 ? Epidemiology
 ? Color photographs, diagrams, and tables
 ? Cross-references
 ? Resources for further study in every volume, including Web resources and hotlines of government and social service agencies
 ? Volume glossary
 ? Volume index
Scope: Diseases and Disorders exposes its subject from a variety of perspectives: from the difference between infectious and noninfectious sources of poor health, by describing mental health problems, and by identifying parts of the human body and particular organ systems for discussion of related health concerns.
Index: Volume 3 includes:
 ? Comprehensive glossary
 ? Comprehensive index
 ? 4 subject indexes:
 ? Infections
 ? Noninfectious Diseases and Disorders
 ? Mental Disorders
 ? Health Care Issues
 ? Comprehensive resources for further study
 ? Further reading and research for younger readers
Benefits: Articles are written and edited by healthcare professionals. Photographs and drawings enhance understanding of complex physiological subjects. Emphasis is placed on alerting readers to ways of recognizing and preventing poor health.