Worldmakr Global Health and Medicine Issues: 2 Volume Set (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781410317520)

Worldmark Global Health and Medicine Issues (WGHMI) is written for students and educators in high schools, community colleges, and four-year colleges, as well as interested laypeople. It covers current health and medicine issues with global impact in the modern world and organizations and groups addressing these issues. The 90 entries in the 2-volume set each give a 360 degree view of the topic covered. Many entries include primary source documents to provide deeper insight. Entries have short sidebars highlighting pertinent ancillary information, such as brief biographies on key figures, interesting facts or side stories. Each entry contains photographs, maps, tables, and illustrations to enhance understanding of the text. WGHMI also includes an introductory essay, an essay on how to use primary sources, a timeline of the events covered in the set, a glossary, a general bibliography; an annotated list of organizations and advocacy groups; and a general index.

Author: K. Lee Lerner, Brenda Wilmoth Lerner
ISBN-10: 1410317528
ISBN-13: 9781410317520
Publisher: Gale Cengage
Language: English
Published: 10/27/2015
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 6.70lbs
Size: 11.30h x 8.60w x 2.00d

Review Citation(s):
Booklist 05/15/2016 pg. 36