Salem Health Genetics and Inherited Conditions

Salem Health:
Genetics and Inherited Conditions
An A-Z encyclopedia offering nonspecialist information about 460 topics in genetics, from the science behind this important field to diseases that can be passed down among generations.

THE PRINTED REFERENCE
Three volumes, including 1,236 pages
459 Essays, 239 New
200 Photos & Illustrations
Appendixes, indexes and resource listings

THE ONLINE SUBSCRIPTION
Fully supported
Complimentary online access
Unlimited users at your library
Full access from home or dorm room
Immediate access via online registration
A simple, intuitive interface
User profile areas for students and patrons
Sophisticated search functions
Complete content, including appendixes
Fully illustrated

The latest edition to the Salem Health family, Salem Health: Genetics and Inherited Conditions alphabetically arranges 459 essays on diseases, biology, techniques, methodologies, genetic engineering, biotechnology, ethics, and social issues. Written for nonspecialists by professors and professional medical writers, this comprehensive reference publication will interest health-care consumers, premedical students, public library patrons, and librarians building scientific collections.

Designed for the general reader, Salem Health: Genetics and Inherited Conditions is a revised and expanded version of Salem's award-winning Encyclopedia of Genetics, published in 2004. It adds 237 topics new to the encyclopedia, many of them diseases and conditions that are known to be genetic in origin to some degree. In addition, two entries from the last edition were replaced and 79 were heavily revised by experts to bring them up to date. All other previously published entries were reedited and their bibliographies updated with the latest sources. All appendixes were updated by science experts.

Essays vary in length from two to six pages. All entries begin with a line defining that topic's category. Essays on diseases and inherited conditions are divided into the sections "Definition," "Risk Factors," "Etiology and Genetics of This Disorder," "Symptoms," "Screening and Diagnosis," "Treatment and Therapy," and "Prevention and Outcomes." All other types of essays begin with a statement of significance, provide a list of key terms and their definitions, and feature topical subheadings to guide readers through the text. All entries end with a byline, including the author's credentials, and a list of sources for further information from both print and online resources, many of them annotated. The encyclopedia also includes sidebars and photos that expand on key aspects of the topic under discussion.

All three volumes offer a "Complete Table of Contents" and category index that divides the contents of the set, both for easy identification of desired topics. In addition, six appendixes at the end of volume 3 offer readers a "Biographical Dictionary of Geneticists," a list of "Nobel Prizes for Discoveries in Genetics," a "Time Line of Major Developments in Genetics" from prehistoric times to the present, a "Glossary" of scientific terms, a general "Bibliography" arranged by category, an annotated listing of relevant "Web Sites,"a personages index of important figures in the field, and a comprehensive subject index.

The Complimentary Database
Salem Health creates complimentary online access to all the content of Salem Health: Genetics & Inherited Conditions. The database is complimentary with the purchase of the printed reference.

Virtually all of the content of the printed version is online, including illustrations and sidebars, indexes, appendixes, and other back matter.

A POWERFUL & COMPLETE ONLINE DATABASE
Salem Health offers libraries a user-friendly interface that provides all the content of our printed resources. Salem Health: Cancer, Salem Health: Genetics & Inherited Conditions and Magill's Medical Guide are all available online, free, when the print reference is purchased. Many more Salem Health titles are on their way. For more information about Salem Health's other titles, click here.

EASY REGISTRATION
Libraries and schools will find an “Activation Number” in their printed volume of Salem Health: Genetics & Inherited Conditions. With this number it’s easy to log onto Salem Health, register and get your library connected to this resource. The whole process takes only minutes and our Customer Service department is ready to help every step of the way.

SIMPLE AND ADVANCED SEARCH
Searching Salem Health can be as simple and direct or detailed and precise as users wish. Search results appear in a variety of user-defined ways, sorted and organized to help users find what they need, quickly. Traditional finding aids, such as indexes, are also available and hyperlinked cross-references abound.

PERSONALIZED PROFILES FOR EVERY STUDENT & PATRON
Every individual user can establish a simple personalized profile to save important information such as articles, searches or citations. These personalized areas are free and unlimited.

UNLIMITED ACCESS
Every library with Salem Health provides an unlimited number of users access to the content. There are no restrictions on how many people can use the database, nor are there restrictions on how many buildings are allowed access.

PATRON & STUDENT ACCESS
With a library card number (or some other identifying key) students and patrons can access all the functionality of Salem Health from home. It’s easy for your library to set up and terrific for your users.

EXTRAORDINARY VALUE
The pricing, distribution and effective costs of this resource are remarkable. Smaller libraries and high schools will be able to provide extensive online history reference at a very low cost. Larger institutions, especially multiple-branch libraries, will find that full-system coverage is a great value. The purchase of one printed set of Salem Health: Genetics & Inherited Conditions delivers online access at every branch or school in your institution to its content. The size of your student body, the number of branch libraries in your system, none of these issues comes into play. The print with electronic combination will make teaching research a more robust experience. And having both forms available will provide those who prefer one over the other the resource they want.

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