Health and wellness : illness among Americans /
by Barbara Wexler.
- Detroit : Gale Group, c2003.
- ix, 164 p. : illus. ; 28 cm.
- Information series on current topics. .
Cover title.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Defining Health and Wellness -- Prevention of Disease -- Diagnosing Disease: The Process of Identifying the Causes of Illness -- Chronic Diseases: Causes, Treatment, and Prevention -- Degenerative Diseases -- Genetic Diseases -- Infectious Diseases -- Mental Health and Illness -- Alternative Medicine -- Facts and Feelings about Disease Prevention and Health Promotion.
0787660736
Health--Statistics.--United States Medicine, Preventative--Statistics.--United States Diseases--Statistics.--United States Diseases--Alternative treatment. Alternative medicine--United States. Mental health--United States.