Medical & Health Information Directory, 33rd Edition

3 volumes in 10 parts
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Gale

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ISBN-10: 1410364437
ISBN-13: 9781410364432
DDC: 610
5000 Pages | eBook
Previous Editions: 2017, 2016, 2015
Original Copyright 2018 | Published/Released July 2018
This publication's content originally published in print form: 2018

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About

Overview

Comprehensive guide to medical and health information. Medical and Health Information Directory provides a one-stop source to medical and health information. Sources are reliable and iterative, allowing for consistent and correct updates. Index organized by keyword allowing user to identify a listing through one word. Each edition includes organizations; libraries, publications and electronic resources; and health service providers.

Features and Benefits

Updated Annually; Index organized by Keyword allowing user to identify a listing through one word; Extensive front matter with Introduction and User Guide; Entries have full contact information and, when applicable, officer names, founding dates, subject areas, publications, and descriptions.

What's New

This edition of MEDICAL AND HEALTH INFORMATION DIRECTORY, incorporates thousands of changes to addresses, telephone numbers, personnel and other key details as well as newly established health- and medical-related organizations, agencies, companies, publications, and health services.

Alternate Formats

Casebound Edition

ISBN-10: 1410364291 | ISBN-13: 9781410364296

Table of Contents

VOLUME 1.
Introduction.
User’s Guide.
Abbreviations.
Descriptive Listings.
1. National & International Organizations.
2. State & Regional Organizations.
Alzheimer’s Disease.
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.
Arthritis.
Asthma & Allergies.
Autism.
Blind.
Cancer.
Cerebral Palsy.
Chronic Pain.
Crohn’s & Colitis.
Cystic Fibrosis.
Dentistry.
Depression.
Diabetes.
Dietetic Disorders.
Disabilities.
Domestic Violence.
Dyslexia.
Epilepsy.
Health Care.
Heart.
Hemophilia.
Hospitals.
Intellectual Disabilities.
Kidney.
Learning Disabilities.
Leukemia.
Liver Diseases.
Lupus Erythematosus.
Lyme Disease.
Medicine.
Mental Health.
Multiple Sclerosis.
Myasthenia Gravis.
Neurofibromatosis.
Nursing.
Optometry.
Osteopathic Medicine.
Parkinson’s Disease.
Pharmacy.
Physical Therapy.
Respiratory Diseases.
Social Work.
Urological Diseases.
Veterinary Medicine.
3. Foundations & Other Funding Organizations.
Private Foundations.
Corporate Foundations.
Other Funding Organizations.
4. Consultants & Consulting Organizations.
5. Quality Improvement Organizations.
6. Medical Ethics and History Organizations.
7. Hospital Management Companies.
8. Pharmaceutical and Related Healthcare Companies.
9. Dental Care Plans.
10. Blue Cross & Blue Shield Plans.
11. Commercial Insurance Companies.
12. Managed Health Care Organizations.
Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs)
Preferred Provider Organizations (PPOs)
Point-of-Service (POS) Plans.
Specialty HMOs.
Specialty PPOs.
13. Federal Government Agencies.
14. Federal Domestic Assistance Programs.
15. State Government Agencies.
Aging.
AIDS.
Blind.
Dental Boards.
Dental Health.
Developmental Disabilities.
Emergency Medical Services.
Environmental Health.
Funeral Service Examining Boards.
Health Planning & Development.
Hospital Licensure.
Maternal & Child Health.
Medicaid.
Medical Boards.
Mental Health.
Nursing Boards.
Nursing Home Administrator Examining Boards.
Occupational Health.
Optometry Boards.
Osteopathic Medical Boards.
Pharmacy Boards.
Podiatry Boards.
Public Health.
Rehabilitation.
Substance Abuse.
Veterinarians.
Vital Statistics.
16. University-Related & Other Nonprofit Research Centers.
17. Federal Government Research Agencies, Facilities & Programs.
18. Medical & Allied Health Schools.
Alternative Health Care.
Blood Bank Technology.
Chiropractic.
Dentistry.
Dietetics.
Environmental Health.
Health Information Administration.
Health Services Administration.
Medical Illustration.
Medicine.
Mortuary Science.
Nurse Anesthesia.
Nurse-Midwifery.
Nursing.
Occupational Therapy.
Optometry.
Osteopathic Medicine.
Perfusion.
Pharmacology.
Pharmacy.
Physical Therapy.
Physician Assistant.
Podiatry.
Psychoanalysis.
Public Health.
Rehabilitation.
Respiratory Therapy.
Social Work.
Veterinary Medicine.
Other Allied Health Educational Programs.
19. Hospitals.
Alphabetical Name and Keyword Index
VOLUME 2.
Introduction.
User’s Guide.
Abbreviations.
Descriptive Listings.
1. Journals & Magazines.
2. Abstracting & Indexing Services.
3. Newsletters.
4. Pamphlets.
5. Directories
6. Publishers.
7. Electronic Resources.
8. U.S. Libraries & Information Centers.
9. Canadian Libraries & Information Centers.
10. Internet Search Engines.
Alphabetical Name and Keyword Index.
VOLUME 3.
Introduction.
User’s Guide.
Key to Abbreviations.
Descriptive Listings
1. AIDS Programs.
AIDS Clinical Trials Units.
Community Programs for Clinical Research on AIDS.
AIDS Vaccine & Treatment Evaluation Units.
2. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Clinics.
3. Arthritis & Musculoskeletal Diseases Centers.
4. Audiology and Speech/Language Services.
Educational Programs.
Rehabilitation Programs.
5. Services for the Blind and Sight Impaired.
Educational Programs.
Libraries for the Blind & Physically Handicapped.
6. Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Programs.
7. Burn Care Services.
8. Cancer Programs.
NCCN Programs.
Other Cancer Programs.
9. Community & Migrant Health Centers.
10. Cystic Fibrosis Centers.
11. Clinical Programs for the Developmentally Disabled.
12. Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Programs.
13. Down Syndrome Clinics.
14. Eating Disorders Clinics.
15. Family Planning Services.
16. Genetic Services Centers.
17. Headache Clinics.
18. Hemophilia Centers.
19. Home Health Care Agencies.
20. Hospices.
21. In Vitro Fertilization Clinics.
22. Kidney Dialysis & Transplant Services.
23. Mental Health Services.
Multiservice Mental Health Organizations.
Psychiatric Hospitals.
Residential Treatment Centers for Emotionally Disturbed Children.
24. Multiple Sclerosis Centers & Clinics.
25. Muscular Dystrophy Clinics
26. Organ and Tissue Banks.
27. Pain Management Programs.
28. Runaway & Homeless Youth Centers.
29. Sickle Cell Anemia Centers.
30. SIDS Information & Counseling Programs.
31. Sleep Disorders Centers & Laboratories.
32. Sports Medicine Clinics.
33. Substance Abuse Services.
34. Suicide Prevention & Crisis Intervention Centers.
35. Veterans Services.
Veterans Affairs Medical Centers.
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Programs.
Vet Centers.
Alphabetical Name and Keyword Index.