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• Encyclopedia of Obesity [electronic resource]
  Addresses the current climate of obesity research. Provides coverage of obesity, its etiology, consequences, treatment, outcomes, and policy implication.

• Encyclopedia of Health and Behavior [electronic resource]
  Topics were chosen for their relevance to theories and methods, biopsychosocial interactions and basic behavioral and social processes, epidemiology of risk and protective factors, health promotion and disease prevention, treatment and rehabilitation, and policy and organizational issues.

• Encyclopedia of Cancer and Society [electronic resource]
  Focuses on cancer burdens in different countries, cancer causes, and strategies for prevention, especially as understood in the context of underlying societal forces. The entries address cancer in society, business and economics of cancer, types of cancer, major cancer associations, biographies of prominent international scientists, treatments and therapies, alternative treatments, known or suspected carcinogens and causes of cancer, prevention, and cancer by country.

• Encyclopedia of Social Problems [electronic resource]
  Main themes include: aging, community, crime, economics, education, race, social movements, social theory, substance abuse, housing, health, poverty, and population. Each of the articles is signed and includes lists of cross-references and further reading.

• Encyclopedia of Epidemiology [electronic resource]
  Introduces the discipline of epidemiology, and the study of the frequency and determinants of morbidity and mortality in populations.


• Encyclopedia of Homelessness [electronic resource]
  Addresses causes of homelessness and solutions, history, research strategies, gender, aging, laws, and advocacy groups worldwide.

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