Full Product Details
Author: Maria L. Gifford ,
Stacy Friedman ,
Rich Majerus ,
Rich Majerus
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint: Greenwood Press
Dimensions:
Width: 15.60cm
, Height: 1.80cm
, Length: 23.50cm
Weight: 0.397kg
ISBN: 9780313359088
ISBN 10: 0313359083
Pages: 176
Publication Date: 22 October 2009
Recommended Age: From 7 to 17 years
Audience:
Primary & secondary/elementary & high school
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College/higher education
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Educational: Primary & Secondary
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Tertiary & Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Manufactured on demand
We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier.
Reviews
"""Alcoholism provides a thorough yet comprehensible analysis of the medical and social criteria of a very serious and devastating disease. It is recommended for anyone wishing to learn more about this very important social issue and is appropriate for inclusion in most library collections."" - ARBAonline ""For students and general readers, Gifford, an independent health writer, provides an overview of alcoholism and its effects on the body, the family, the economy, and the community. She focuses on alcoholism as a disease and covers the origins and history of alcohol and alcoholism, the discovery of alcoholism, biological aspects, signs and symptoms of abuse, current diagnostic and treatment methods, and related problems like domestic abuse, fetal alcohol syndrome, drunk driving, and suicide, in addition to new directions in research, awareness, treatment, and prevention."" - SciTech Book News ""Recommended. Lower- and upper-division undergraduates; general readers."" - Choice"
For students and general readers, Gifford, an independent health writer, provides an overview of alcoholism and its effects on the body, the family, the economy, and the community. She focuses on alcoholism as a disease and covers the origins and history of alcohol and alcoholism, the discovery of alcoholism, biological aspects, signs and symptoms of abuse, current diagnostic and treatment methods, and related problems like domestic abuse, fetal alcohol syndrome, drunk driving, and suicide, in addition to new directions in research, awareness, treatment, and prevention. - SciTech Book News
<p> For students and general readers, Gifford, an independent health writer, provides an overview of alcoholism and its effects on the body, the family, the economy, and the community. She focuses on alcoholism as a disease and covers the origins and history of alcohol and alcoholism, the discovery of alcoholism, biological aspects, signs and symptoms of abuse, current diagnostic and treatment methods, and related problems like domestic abuse, fetal alcohol syndrome, drunk driving, and suicide, in addition to new directions in research, awareness, treatment, and prevention. - <p>SciTech Book News
Alcoholism provides a thorough yet comprehensible analysis of the medical and social criteria of a very serious and devastating disease. It is recommended for anyone wishing to learn more about this very important social issue and is appropriate for inclusion in most library collections. - ARBAonline For students and general readers, Gifford, an independent health writer, provides an overview of alcoholism and its effects on the body, the family, the economy, and the community. She focuses on alcoholism as a disease and covers the origins and history of alcohol and alcoholism, the discovery of alcoholism, biological aspects, signs and symptoms of abuse, current diagnostic and treatment methods, and related problems like domestic abuse, fetal alcohol syndrome, drunk driving, and suicide, in addition to new directions in research, awareness, treatment, and prevention. - SciTech Book News Recommended. Lower- and upper-division undergraduates; general readers. - Choice
Author Information
Maria Gifford is an independent health writer in Rochester, MN.
