The 2002 Official Patient's Sourcebook on Asthma: A Revised and Updated Directory for the Internet Age

English

Series: Official Patient Guides

ISBN: 5551422488

EAN: 9785551422488

Publisher: ICON Health Publications

Release Date: 06/03/2002

Synopsis: This sourcebook has been created for patients who have decided to make education and Internet-based research an integral part of the treatment process. Although it gives information useful to doctors, caregivers and other health professionals, it also tells patients where and how to look for information covering virtually all topics related to asthma, from the essentials to the most advanced areas of research. The title of this book includes the word official. This reflects the fact that the sourcebook draws from public, academic, government, and peer-reviewed research. Selected readings from various agencies are reproduced to give you some of the latest official information available to date on asthma. Following an introductory chapter, the sourcebook is organized into three parts. PART I: THE ESSENTIALS; Chapter 1. The Essentials on Asthma: Guidelines; Chapter 2. Seeking Guidance; Chapter 3. Clinical Trials and Asthma; PART II: ADDITIONAL RESOURCES AND ADVANCED MATERIAL; Chapter 4. Studies on Asthma; Chapter 5. Patents on Asthma; Chapter 6. Books on Asthma; Chapter 7. Multimedia on Asthma; Chapter 8. Periodicals and News on Asthma; Chapter 9. Physician Guidelines and Databases; Chapter 10. Dissertations on Asthma; PART III. APPENDICES; Appendix A. Researching Your Medications; Appendix B. Researching Alternative Medicine; Appendix C. Researching Nutrition; Appendix D. Finding Medical Libraries; Appendix E. Your Rights and Insurance; ONLINE GLOSSARIES; ASTHMA GLOSSARY;INDEX. Related topics include: Bronchial asthma, Bronchospasm, Occupational asthma, Pediatric asthma, Reactive airway disease.

The 2002 Official Patient's Sourcebook on Asthma: A Revised and Updated Directory for the Internet Age

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