The John Hopkins Medical Guide to Health After 50: Over 100 Full-color Illustrations, A 20-Page Body Atlas, An Easy-to-Use A-Z Format - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1579124690 ISBN 13: 9781579124694

Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers Inc, 2006

Synopsis

The ultimate guide to health in your later years covers all the major medical concerns of people over fifty years of age. This book provides: a guide to disease prevention; Body atlas; A-Z of medical disorders; information on medical care; and Glossary of medical terms. All of the information in the book is written in clear and concise language, and is culled from the continuously updated database at the internationally renowned John Hopkins School of Medicine. The guide is organised from A-Z by ailment, making it easy to use. It covers: arrhythmias to arthritis; irritable bowel syndrome to kidney cancer; kidney stones to menopause; peptic ulcers to varicose veins; and causes, symptoms, diagnostic measures, treatments, options, prevention. It includes a 20-page body atlas to guide the reader through the major systems and organs.

About this title

About the Author:

The Editors of The Johns Hopkins Medical Letter: Health After 50 are leading physicians from every medical field. The chief editor is Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph. D., a Professor of Medicine and Biological Chemistry at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland.

About this edition

• Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers Inc
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1579124690
• ISBN 13: 9781579124694
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 736
• Editor: Margolis Simeon