New eBook Releases: SALEM HEALTH

Salem Health brings BOTH print and online access to Salem Press’ award-winning health reference works. The first reference set included is Salem Press’ best-selling Magill’s Medical Guide. In its printed form, the current edition of the Guide ix six volumes and 3,500 pages. 

Magill’s Medical Guide, in its various editions, has been glowingly reviewed by every major reference reviewer. It is a staple in high school, college, public and medical school libraries. The Guide is a perfect mix of accessibility and depth, providing general readers with an authoritative reference source that helps bridge the gap between medical encyclopedias for professionals and popular self-help guides. It is an up-to-date and easy-to-use compendium of medical information suitable for student research as well as use by general readers, including patients and caregivers.

Also available on Salem Health:

    Magill's Medical Guide (MMG)

    Salem Health: Cancer (Cancer)

    Salem Health: Psychology & Mental Health (Psychology)

    Salem Health: Genetics & Inherited Diseases (Genetics)

    Salem Health: Infectious Diseases & Conditions (Diseases)

    Salem Health: Addictions & Substance Abuse (Addiction)

THE ONLINE DATABASE

Virtually all of the content in all our print Salem Health titles is available online, including illustrations and sidebars, indexes, appendixes and other back matter. Cross-references in the form of “See Also” boxes will link directly to appropriate articles. Key terms, used in the body of articles, will link to a complete “Glossary.”  “Further Information” citations are extensive and authoritative. Article citation information is included with every article.

The electronic resource includes extremely flexible search and browsing capabilities. Students and patrons can save articles and searches to personalized logon areas for later retrieval. Search controls by demographic group focus searches as do the categorization of articles into eight major groups:

    Anatomy & Physiology

    Diagnosis & Testing

    Diseases, Disorders, & Symptoms

    Mental Health

    Prevention & Lifestyle

    Social Issues

    Specialties & Health Care Providers

    Treatment & Therapy

Salem Health is a state-of-the-art online reference source that is as up-to-the-minute as you can find.