The Horizons of Health

Published by Harvard University Press 1977

The Horizons of Health

Edited by: Henry Wechsler , Joel Gurin and George F. Cahill, Jr.

https://doi.org/10.4159/harvard.9780674593381

Contents

Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Preface Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	v
Acknowledgments Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	vii
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
Foreword Donald S. Fredrickson Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	xiii
PART ONE. The Scope of the Problem
1. Biomedical Research: An Overview Henry Wechsler, Joel Gurin and George F. Cahill Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	3
2. Health of the United States Population Brian MacMahon and Joyce E. Berlin Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	13
PART TWO. Basic Processes in Disease
3. Cancer Emil Frei Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	25
4. Genetic Disorders Richard W. Erbe Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	40
5. Bacterial Infections Louis Weinstein and Michael J. Barza Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	65
6. Viral Infections Louis Weinstein and Te-Wen Chang Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	79
7. The Immune System and Diseases of Inflammation K. Frank Austen Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	96
PART THREE. Biomedical Approaches to Behavioral Disorders
8. The Biological Bases of Mental Illness Seymour S. Kety Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	111
9. Alcohol and Drug Abuse Jack H. Mendelson and Nancy K. Mello Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	124
10. Mental Retardation Hugo W. Moser Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	141
11. Neurological Disorders Norman Geschwind Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	161
PART FOUR. Diseases of Organs and Systems
12. The Heart and Vascular System Thomas W. Smith Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	179
13. The Respiratory System Edward A. Gaensler Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	198
14. The Kidneys John P. Merrill Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	224
15. The Blood David G. Nathan Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	233
16. The Gastrointestinal System Kurt J. Isselbacher Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	243
17. Diabetes George F. Cahill Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	252
18. The Reproductive System Kenneth J. Ryan Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	268
19. The Skin Richard A. Johnson and Thomas B. Fitzpatrick Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	278
20. The Teeth and Gums PAUL GOLDHABER Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	287
21. Vision W. Morton Grant Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	298
22. Hearing Harold F. Schuknecht Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	313
PART FIVE. New Techniques of Diagnosis and Intervention
23. Orthopedics Henry J. Mankin Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	327
24. Surgical Care Francis D. Moore Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	343
25. Radiology Herbert L. Abrams Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	354
PART SIX. The Implementation of Research
26. Economics of Health Research Rashi Fein Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	369
27. Spreading the Medical Word Franz J. Ingelfinger Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	380
SUGGESTIONS FOR FURTHER READING. INDEX
Suggestions for Further Reading Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	393
Contributors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	399
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	403

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Copyright year: 1977
Edition: 2nd printing 1978. Reprint 2014
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Front matter: 16
- Main content: 412
Illustrations
- Other: Zahlr. Abb.
Keywords: Medicine -- Research.; Medicine -- Research -- United States.; Research; MEDICAL / General; MEDICAL / Essays

eBook

Published: October 1, 2013
ISBN: 9780674593381

Hardcover

Published: February 5, 1977
ISBN: 9780674593374