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Encyclopedia of global health

The Encyclopedia of Global Health is interdisciplinary reference to a broad array of health topics worldwide.

It covers all aspects of health including physical and mental health entries, current health status in each country of the five continents, biographies of major doctors and researchers, profiles of major medical institutes, organizations, corporations, and foundations, descriptions of major drugs and operations, articles on national health policies, and thematic health topics in the humanities.

Pedagogical elements of the encyclopedia include an in-depth chronology detailing advances in health through history, a glossary of health definitions, extensive cross-references to related topics, and thorough bibliographic citations.

Available to the University of Gothenburg. Available to anyone using the libraries' computers
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