Author Description

The Britannica Medical and Health Annual is a comprehensive and authoritative review of recent developments in medicine and health. There are approximately 80 articles, including in-depth feature articles; an A-to-Z section entitled "Recent Developments from the World of Medicine"; "Newscaps," a series of short, late-breaking reports on medical developments; a new drugs table; recently issued health guidelines, reviews of recently published health books; a health statistics section, and a glossary of medical terms. Contributors to the book are mainly medical specialists and health professionals; their articles offer sound and practical information about physical and mental health, diet and nutrition, physical fitness, chronic and infectious disease, health policy and ethics, environmental and occupational health, and more.