Medical Geography

Black's Medical Dictionary has been the best-selling medical dictionary for over 100 years. It is invaluable as a home reference and for all who need clear explanation of medical terms: nurses, health care professsionals and students, health service management, actuaries, lawyers and journalists. It contains definitions and descriptions of medical terms and concepts with diagrams, drawings and colour illustrations.

First published by Cambridge University Press in 1993 and reprinted in 2001. Part VIII, the last section of the work, comprises a history and description of the world’s major diseases of yesterday and today in chapters that are organized alphabetically.

The Encyclopedia of Medical Anthropology is unique because it is the first reference work to describe the cultural practices relevant to health in the world's cultures and to provide an overview of important topics in medical anthropology. No other single reference work comes close to marching the depth and breadth of information on the varying cultural background of health and illness around the world.

Key Concepts in Medical Sociology:
*provides a systematic and accessible introduction to medical sociology:
*begins each 1500 word entry with a definition of the concept, then examines its origins, development, strengths and weaknesses
*offers further reading guidance for independent learning
*draws on international literature and examples
*is essential reading for undergraduates in medical sociology as well as students taking courses with a medical sociology component.