Health and wellness : illness among Americans / Barbara Wexler.

Examines health and wellness among Americans, including the ways in which illness is currently prevented, identified, and treated. Describes the most common types of chronic, degenerative, genetic, and infectious diseases, as well as the concepts of mental health and illness. Covers both traditional...

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Main Author: Wexler, Barbara.
Corporate Author: Gale (Firm)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Detroit : Gale, 2013.
Series:Information Plus reference series.
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