false 5669028 1 This 14-volume set, illustrated in full color throughout, is written specifically for young people, who will have to make important choices about their lives and will need to understand and learn about the world in which they live. The content is sensitively handled in a way that is suitable for the young reader. This is a unique source for finding information on hygiene, diet, exercise, sports, coping, caring for others, common illnesses and remedies. It is designed to open the young reader's eyes to the importance of health. Arrangement Volumes 1-13 are arranged alphabetically. In its 1,000 easy-to-read entries, the Encyclopedia of Health covers a wide range of health and health care subjects. Volume 14 contains important additional reference material and a comprehensive index. Scope The encyclopedia is wide-ranging and thorough. It is easy in these volumes for young readers to find all that they need to know about illnesses and their treatment, mental health, the body and how it works, hygiene, fitness, food and diet, medicine and drugs, accident prevention and first aid. The feature articles cover such topics as beauty care and looking good, careers in health and medicine, cleanliness and health, diseases, drugs and drug abuse, infectious diseases and preventive medicine. 5840572 6 1995 The Marshall Cavendish Encyclopedia of Health 0 0 0 0 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=5669028