| Description |
1 online resource (vii, 710 pages) : illustrations, digital, HTML |
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History of Women's Health in the United States / Siran M. Koroukian -- Disparities in Women's Health and Health Care / Sana Loue, Nancy Mendez -- Women in the Health Professions / Martha Sajatovic, Susan Hatters-Friedman, and Isabel Schuermeyer -- Women in the Workforce / Lorann Stallones -- Women in Health: Advocates, Reformers, and Pioneers / Sana Loue -- Abdominal Pain / Sapna Thomas, Margaret F. Kinnard -- Abortion / Habibeh Gitiforooz -- Access to Health Care / Beth E. Quill -- Acculturation / Maria Cecilia Zea -- Acne / Mary Gail Mercurio -- Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) / Daniel P. O'Shea -- Activities of Daily Living / Evanne Juratovac -- Acupuncture / Douglas Flagg -- Acute Myocardial Infarction / Jason H. Cole, Nanette K. Wenger -- Addiction / Ted Parran -- Addiction Ethics / Cynthia M.A. Geppert, Michael Bogenschutz -- Adolescence / Geri Donenberg -- Adoption / Victor Groza, Lindsey Houlihan -- Adultery / Sheila Simon -- Advance Directives / Marshall Kapp -- Affirmative Action / Elizabeth Valencia -- African American / Anne Simpson -- Ageism / Teresa Trogdon Anderson -- Agoraphobia / Virginia E. Ayres -- Agricultural Work / Lorann Stallones -- Alcohol Use / L.A. Rebhun, Yasmina Katsulis -- Alpha-Fetoprotein Screening / N.K. Yeaney -- Alzheimer's Disease / Stephen G. Post -- Americans with Disabilities Act / Janet Lowder, Charles Grover -- Anorexia Nervosa / Kathleen Franco, Rashmi Deshmukh -- Anxiety Disorders / Virginia E. Ayres -- Arthritis / Marie Kuchynski -- Asian and Pacific Islander / Dora L. Wang -- Assisted Living / Evanne Juratovac -- Asthma / Rachel Lange, Marilyn Glassberg -- Autoimmune Disorders / Lori Siegel -- Back Pain / Jennifer S. Kriegler -- Bereavement / Paula Hensley, Paula Clayton -- Binge Eating Disorder / Kathleen Franco, Rashmi Deshmukh -- Bipolar Disorder / Martha Sajatovic, Nancy Myers-Bradley -- Birth Control / Nancy Myers-Bradley, -- Blackwell, Elizabeth / Tambra K. Cain -- Body Image / Kathleen Franco, Mohammed Alishahie, David Bronson -- Body Mass Index / Deborah Rosch Eifert -- Breast Augmentation / Janet Blanchard -- Breast Cancer / David Faddis -- Breast Examination / Susan Kirsh -- Breast Lumps / David Joseph Lourié -- Breast Reconstruction / Janet Blanchard -- Breast Reduction / Janet Blanchard -- Breast-Feeding / Karin Small Wurapa -- Bulimia Nervosa / Kathleen Franco, Rashmi Deshmukh -- Byrne, Ethel / Polly Hampton -- Calcium / Chad Deal -- Cancer / Tahereh Moradi -- Cancer Screening / Kathleen Wolner -- Capacity / Janet Lowder, Sandra J. Buzney -- Cardiovascular Disease / Dan Sorescu, Nanette K. Wenger -- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome / Marie Haring Sweeney -- Cataract / Kathleen Lamping -- Cervical Cancer / Anne O'Meara -- Cesarean Section / Bryan Jick -- Charismatic Healers / Stephannie Cabrera -- Chemical Dependency / Ted Parran -- Chest Pain / Kamala Tamirisa, Claire Duvernoy -- Child Abuse / Denise Bothe, Karen Olness -- Child Care / Deanna Dahl-Grove -- Child Custody / Sheila Simon -- Chiropractic Care / Bruce Hartsel -- Chiropractors / Bruce Hartsel -- Chlamydia / Karen Ashby -- Cholesterol / Asra Kermani -- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome / Gina Bell, Lori B. Siegel -- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease / S. Franco, M. Glassberg -- Chronic Pain / Jennifer S. Kriegler -- Clinical Trials / Donna T. Chen -- Club Drugs / Jill Adair McCaughan -- Cocaine / Ted Parran. Jr. -- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy / Debra Hrouda -- Cohabitation / Sheila Simon -- Colorectal Cancer / Kathleen Wolner -- Colposcopy / Margaret L. McKenzie -- Comfort Women / Tambra K. Cain -- Complementary and Alternative Heath Practices / Adam I. Perlman -- Comstock Laws / Tambra K. Cain -- Condoms / Christina M. Camp, Gina M. Wingood -- Confidentiality / Marshall B. Kapp -- Congestive Heart Failure / Kamala Tamirisa, Claire Duvernoy -- Conservatorship / Marshall B. Kapp -- Constipation / Rajkumari Richmonds -- Cori, Gerty MD / Brandy Glasser -- Coronary Artery Disease / Kamala Tamirisa, Claire Duvernoy -- Coronary Risk Factors / George M. Soliman, Nanette K. Wenger -- Cosmetic Surgery / Janet Blanchard -- Couples Therapy / Phyllis Hulewat -- Crystal Methamphetamine / Paul Draus -- Curanderos / Stephannie Cabrera -- Curie, Marie / Paula L. Hensley -- Day Care / Sheila Simon -- de Beauvoir, Simone / Tambra K. Cain -- Dementia / Helen C. Kales, Karyn S. Schoem, Susan M. Maixner -- Depression / Miriam B. Rosenthal -- Dermatitis / Mary Gail Mercurio -- Diabetes / Asra Kermani -- Diaphragm / Nancy Myers-Bradley -- Diet / Rajkumari Richmonds -- Diethylstilbesterol / Polly Hampton, Judith Hahn -- Dilation and Curettage / Nancy Myers-Bradley -- Disability / Janet L. Lowder, Mary B. McKee -- Discrimination / Roberto Hernandez -- Dissociative Identity Disorder / Gretchen K. Gardner -- Divorce / Sheila Simon -- Divorce Mediation / Phyllis Hulewat -- Domestic Partnership / Sheila Simon -- Domestic Violence / Corinne Peek-Asa -- Douching / Nancy Myers-Bradley -- Dowry / Nathan A. Craig -- Drugs / Durable Power of Attorney for -- Health Care / Marshall Kapp -- Dysmenorrhea / Diane Young -- Dyspareunia / Keith A. Frey -- Dysthymia / Miriam B. Rosenthal |
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Eating Disorders / Kathleen Franco, Rashmi Deshmukh -- Ectopic Pregnancy / Diane Young -- Edema / W. Lance Lewis, Nanette Kass Wenger -- Education / Gail E. Souare -- Endometrial Polyps / Linda Bradley -- Endometriosis / Mohamed A. Bedaiwy, Tommaso Falcone -- Energy Healing / Mary M. Duennes -- Environment / Natalie Colabianchi -- Episiotomy / Keith A. Frey -- Equal Rights Amendment / Roberto Hernandez -- Ethnicity / Teddy Warner -- Exercise / Mary Anthony -- Falls Prevention / Evanne Juratovac -- Fecundity / Tommaso Falcone, Rakesh Sharma -- Female Genital Mutilation / Gail Souare -- Femininity / Angela Pattatucci Aragon -- Feminism / Angela Pattatucci Aragon -- Feminist Ethics / Sana Loue -- Fetal Alcohol Syndrome / Christina M. Delos Reyes -- Fetish / David Vidra, Sana Loue -- Fibrocystic Breast Disease / Karen Ashby -- Fibromyalgia / Mary C. Shemo -- Foot Care / Mara Meza -- Galactorrhea / Keith A. Frey -- Gallbladder Disease / Debra J. Graham -- Gangs / Patricia M. Henry -- Gender / Antonia Abbey, Christopher Saenz, Michele Parkhill, Lenwood W. Hayman, Jr. -- Gender Role / Kristi Y. Jordan -- Genetic Counseling / Anne Matthews -- Genital Development / C. Barve, Geri Donenberg -- Giant Cell Arteritis / Carmen Gota -- Gonorrhea / Karen Ashby -- Greer, Germaine / Tambra K. Cain -- Guardianship / Janet Lowder, Carmen M. Verhosek -- Hair Care / Linda Agresta Sprinzl -- Hair Loss / Paradi Mirmirani -- Hair Removal / Mary Gail Mercurio -- Harm Reduction / Linda S. Lloyd -- Headache / Marc D. Winkelman -- Healers / Joan D. Koss-Chioino -- Health Insurance / Siran M. Koroukian -- Health Maintenance Organizations / Siran M. Koroukian -- Heartburn / Ashley Faulx -- Hemorrhoids / Ashley Faulx -- Hepatitis / Robert S. O'Shea -- Hermaphroditism / Angela Pattatucci Aragon -- Heroin / Robert G. Carlson -- Herpes Simplex Virus / Keith B. Armitage -- Homelessness / Barbara Fisher -- Homeopathy / Alicia M. Weissman -- Homicide / Corinne Peek-Asa -- Homosexuality / Angela Pattatucci Aragon -- Hormone Replacement Therapy / Lorna A. Marshall -- Hospice / Stephen G. Post -- Human Papilloma Virus / James Carter -- Hypertension / Sonya L. Lefever, Nanette K. Wenger -- Hypochondriasis / Virginia E. Ayres -- Hysterectomy / Bryan Jick -- Hysteria / Roberto Hernandez -- Idiopathic Environmental Intolerances / Laurie G. Broutman, Lori B. Siegel -- Immigrant Health / Sana Loue -- Immunization / Keith B. Armitage -- Incest / Sharon Abegg -- Infertility / Tommaso Falcone, Rakesh Sharma -- Informed Consent / Laura B. Dunn, Laura Weiss Roberts -- Inhalant Abuse / Raminta Daniulaityte -- Inheritance / Janet L. Lowder, Deborah S. Rossman -- Injection Drug Use / Robert G. Carlson -- Insomnia / Philip L. Dines -- Intersexuality / Angela Pattatucci Aragon -- Intrauterine Device / Ruth Monchek -- Iron Supplementation / Rajkumari Richmonds -- Irritable Bowel Syndrome / Margaret F. Kinnard -- Jacobi, Mary Putnam / Nancy Mendez -- Kegel Exercises / Susan Wiedaseck -- Keloids / Mary Gail Mercurio -- Kleptomania / Nancy Morrison -- Labor and Delivery / Janet M. Burlingame -- Lactation / Ginette Lange -- Laparoscopy / Mohamed A. Bedaiwy, Tommaso Falcone -- Latinos / Elizabeth Valencia -- Laxatives / Rajkumari Richmonds -- Lesbian / Sarah A. Smith, Julianne M. Serovich -- Lesbian Ethics / Angela Pattatucci Aragon -- Libido and Desire / Gary Martz -- Life Expectancy / James Craine, John R. Weeks -- Light Therapy / Elaine Campbell -- Liposuction / Janet Blanchard -- Liver Spots / Andrea Willey, Paradi Mirmirani -- Living Wills / Marshall Kapp -- Long-Term Care / Evanne Juratovac -- Lubricants / Christina M. Camp, Gina M. Wingood -- Lung Cancer / S. Franco, M. Glassberg -- Lung Disease / Marilyn Glassberg, Geoffrey Harris -- Lung Transplantation / Rachel Lange, Marilyn Glassberg -- Lyme Disease / Robert W. Sanders, Lori B. Siegel -- Mammary Glands / Karen Ashby -- Mammography / Kathleen Wolner -- Marianismo / Melissa Rivera Marano -- Marijuana / Raminta Daniulaityte -- Marital Status / Yuying Li, John R. Weeks -- Masculinity / Angela Pattatucci Aragon -- Massage / Susan Paparella-Pitzel, Ellen Zambo-Anderson -- Mastectomy / M. MacDougall -- Mastitis / MaryAnne E. Markowski -- Masturbation / Gary Martz -- Maternal Mortality / Elizabeth Christensen, John R. Weeks -- Maternal Separation / Amy Salisbury -- Medicaid / Beth E. Quill -- Medical Malpractice / Marshall B. Kapp -- Medicare / Beth E. Quill -- Meditation / Judy Hahn -- Melanoma / Leslie K. Dennis -- Menarche / Geri Donenberg -- Menopause / Wulf H. Utian -- Menstrual Cycle Disorders / Margaret L. McKenzie -- Menstruation / Margaret L. McKenzie -- Mental Illness / Tira B. Stebbins -- Midwifery / Elaine K. Diegmann -- Migraine / Marc Winkelman -- Military Service / Tambra Cain -- Miscarriage / Merrill Sue Lewen -- Mitral Valve Prolapse / Elina Yamada, Claire Duvernoy -- Moles / Leslie K. Dennis -- Mononucleosis / Keith Armitage -- Mood Disorders / Amy Salisbury -- Morbidity / John R. Weeks -- Morning Sickness / Bryan Jick -- Mortality / John R. Weeks, Manuel Miranda -- Multiple Sclerosis / Joseph P. Hanna -- Myasthenia Gravis / Nimish Thakore |
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Nail Care / Mara Meza -- Natural Childbirth / Elaine K. Diegmann -- Natural Family Planning / Nancy Myers-Bradley -- Nausea / Margaret Jakubowicz, Margaret F. Kinnard -- Neonatal Care Ethics / Rebecca Moran, Laura Weiss Roberts -- Neural Tube Defects / Natalie K. Yeaney -- Neuropathy / Nimish J. Thakore -- New England Female Medical College / Elizabeth Marie Valencia -- Nicotine / Marilyn Davies -- Nightingale, Florence / Tambra Cain -- Novello, Antonia / Judith Hahn -- Nurse Practitioner / Dorothy M. Meyer -- Nursing / Melissa Zupancic -- Nursing Home / Siran M. Koroukian, Evanne Juratovac -- Nutrition / Rajkumari Richmonds -- Obesity / Asra Kermani -- Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / Miriam B. Rosenthal -- Occupational Therapist / Cynthia Olschewsky -- Oligomenorrhea / Diane Young -- Oophorectomy / Paula L. Hensley -- Oral Contraception / Nancy Myers-Bradley -- Oral Health / Pamela Arbuckle, Joy A. Jordan -- Osteoarthritis / Chad Deal -- Osteoporosis and Osteopenia / Judith M. Frank -- Ovarian Cancer / Lynda Roman -- Ovarian Cyst / Karen Ashby -- Pacemaker Therapy / Kamala Tamirisa, Claire Duvernoy -- Pain / Joseph P. Hanna -- Panic Attack / Alicia M. Weissman -- Pap Test / Karen Ashby -- Parenting / Sheila Simon -- Parkinson's Disease / John Sanitato -- Parks, Rosa / Tambra Cain -- Patients' Rights / Anne Simpson -- Pedophilia / Candace B. Risen -- Peer Relationships / Kristi Jordan, Geri R. Donenberg -- Pelvic Examination / James F. Carter -- Pelvic Organ Prolapse / Rony Adam -- Pelvic Pain / Habibeh Gitiforooz -- Peptic Ulcer Disease / Margaret F. Kinnard -- Perimenopause / Wulf H. Utian -- Periodontics / Valerie Godfrey, Joy A. Jordan -- Personality Disorders / Amy S. House, Josephine Albritton -- Pharmacists / Matthew A. Fuller -- Phobia / Martha Sajatovic -- Phototherapy / Kathleen Wolner -- Physical Therapy / Paula L. Hensley -- Physicians / Susan Hatters Friedman -- Piercing / David Vidra, Sana Loue -- Polyamory / Sarah A. Smith, Julianne M. Serovich -- Polymyalgia Rheumatica / Douglas Flagg -- Postpartum Disorders / Amy Salisbury -- Postpartum Period / Keith A. Frey -- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder / David Liebling -- Preconception Care / Keith A. Frey -- Pre-Eclampsia / Janet M. Burlingame -- Pregnancy / Keith A. Frey -- Pregnancy Testing / Keith A. Frey -- Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder / Sharon Abegg -- Prenatal Care / Keith A. Frey -- Prenuptial Agreement / Sheila Simon -- Preventive Care / Kathleen Wolner -- Prison Health / Judith Hahn -- Probate / Janet L. Lowder, Marian J. Ster -- Promotoras / Linda S. Lloyd -- Prostitution / Susanne Montgomery, Heather Diaz -- Psychoanalysis / Rachel M. Baker -- Psychologists / Norah C. Feeny -- Psychosomatic Disorder / Lara Stepleman -- Psychotherapy / Jan Matz -- Puberty / Geri Donenberg -- Quality of Life / Brandy Glasser -- Queer / Angela Pattatucci Aragon -- Rape / Kathleen Franco, David Bronson, Mohammed Alishahie -- Raynaud's Phenomenon / Julianne S. Orlowski -- Regional Rheumatic Pain / Amita Sapra, Lori B. Siegel -- Renal Disease / Bruce E. Berger -- Reproductive Technologies / Anne L. Mathews -- Restraining Orders / Elizabeth Valencia -- Rh Disease / Deanna Grove -- Rheumatoid Arthritis / Julianne S. Orlowski -- Rosacea / Mary Gail Mercurio -- Rubella / Deanna Grove -- Rural Health / Pamela Monaghan-Geernaert, Teddy Warner, Laura Weiss Roberts -- Safer Sex / Christina M. Camp, Gina M. Wingood -- Sanger, Margaret / Polly Hampton -- Schizophrenia / Susan Hatters-Friedman -- Scleroderma / Michelle Endicott, Paradi Mirmirani -- Sclerotherapy / Mary G. Veremis-Ley, Paradi Mirmirani -- Seasonal Affective Disorder / Miriam Rosenthal -- Seizures / Anita B. Varkey, Dileep R. Nair -- Self-Injurious Behavior / Amy S. House, Jennifer Cercone-Keeney -- Sexual Abuse / Tira Stebbins -- Sexual Dysfunction / Rebecca G. Rogers, Teresita McCarty -- Sexual Harassment / Brandy Glasser -- Sexual Organs / Karen Ashby -- Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Karen Ashby -- Shamans / Stephanie Cabrera -- Shingles / Keith Armitage -- Sjögren's Syndrome / Daniel Greene, Lori B. Siege -- Skin Care / Paradi Mirmirani -- Skin Disorders / Sarolta Szabo, Radha Mikkillineni, Paradi Mirmirani / Slavery / Patricia M. Henry -- Sleep Disorders / John Sanitato -- Sleep Hygiene / Philip L. Dines -- Smoking / Marilyn Davies -- Social Security Disability Benefits / Janet L. Lowder, Mary B. McKee -- Social Stress / Natalie Colabianchi -- Social Support / Natalie Colabianchi -- Socioeconomic Status / Natalie Colabianchi -- Spirituality / Nancy Morrison -- Sports Injuries / Mary Anthony -- Stalking / Polly Hampton -- Stress / Natalie Colabianchi -- Stretch Marks / Mary Gail Mercurio -- Stroke / Julie Schulman -- Student Health / Megan V. Smithpeter, Melinda K. Rogers, Laura Weiss Roberts -- Substance Use / Ted Parran, Jr. -- Suicide / Isabel Schuermeyer -- Syphilis / Karen Ashby -- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus / Katherine Wren, Shirley Lee, Lori Siegel |
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Tampon / Susan Wiedaseck -- Tattoos / David Vidra, Sana Loue -- Tay-Sachs Disease / Paula L. Hensley -- Teen Pregnancy / Natalie Colabianchi -- Temporomandibular Joint Disorders / Norman DeLoach Jr., Joy Jordan -- Thalidomide / John Frisbee -- Thyroid Diseases / Kenneth D. Burman -- Tobacco / Marilyn Davies -- Toxic Shock Syndrome / Susan Wiedaseck -- Toxoplasmosis / Bryan S. Jick -- Transgenderism / Angela Pattatucci Aragon -- Transsexuality / Angela Pattatucci Aragon -- Trichomoniasis / Usha Stiefel -- Trichotillomania / Kathleen Franco, Rashmi Deshmukh -- Trigeminal Neuralgia / Matthew Eccher -- Tubal Ligation / Karen Ashby -- Turner Syndrome / Paula L. Hensley -- Ultrasound / Susan Rutherford -- United States Civil Rights Act of 1964 / Elizabeth Valencia -- Urinary Incontinence and Voiding Dysfunction / Rony Adam -- Urinary Tract Infections / Keith B. Armitage -- Uterine Cancer / Paul S. Lin -- Uterine Fibroids / Linda D. Bradley -- Vaginal Bleeding / Linda D. Bradley -- Vaginismus / Gray B. Clarke -- Veils / Nancy Mendez -- Venous Thromboembolism / Amir Haghighat, Nanette Wenger -- Violence / Corinne Peek-Asa -- Vitamins / Rajkumari Richmonds -- Weight Control / Alicia M. Weissman -- Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania / Laurentine Fromm, Steven J. Peitzman -- Women's Health Initiative / Elizabeth Marie Valencia -- Wrinkles / Paradi Mirmirani -- Yeast Infection / Joyce Hyatt -- Yoga / Lagenia Bailey -- Youth / Geri Donenberg |
| Summary |
Offers readers practical information, historical aspects, and future directions on topics from reproductive issues to gastrointestinal illnesses, all informed by current health issues and health-care realities |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Women -- Health and hygiene -- Encyclopedias
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Women -- Diseases -- Encyclopedias
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Women -- Health and hygiene.
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Genitourinary organs -- Diseases.
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Health.
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Medical care.
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Diseases.
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Women's Health
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Female Urogenital Diseases
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Health
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Population Characteristics
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Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications
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Delivery of Health Care
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Disease
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Genital Diseases, Female
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Patient Care
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health.
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Medical care
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Health
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Genitourinary organs -- Diseases
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Diseases
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Women -- Diseases
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Women -- Health and hygiene
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encyclopedias.
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Encyclopedias
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Encyclopedias.
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Encyclopédies.
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Electronic book
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Loue, Sana.
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Sajatovic, Martha.
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Armitage, Keith B.
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| ISBN |
9781849725095 |
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1849725098 |
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