Living With Lupus: The Complete Guide, Second Edition - Couverture souple

Blau, Sheldon

 
9780738209227: Living With Lupus: The Complete Guide, Second Edition

Synopsis

An estimated 1.4 million Americans, most of them women, suffer from lupus, a chronic auto-immune disease in which the immune system attacks the body. With symptoms ranging from skin rashes to kidney dysfunction, lupus is a complicated and frustrating disease, the cause of which is still unknown.In the newly revised Living with Lupus , Dr. Sheldon Blau helps patients, their caregivers, and their families and friends navigate this unpredictable disease. With sound, up-to-date advice on how to interpret symptoms, find a physician, choose the right treatments and medications, avoid the environmental factors that may trigger a flare-up, and reduce the risk of complications, Living with Lupus is the essential resource for maintaining a healthy and comfortable lifestyle in spite of lupus. Full of practical suggestions, cutting-edge medical information, and moving personal stories, Living with Lupus offers hope and reassurance.

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À propos de l?auteur

Sheldon Paul Blau, M.D., is Clinical Professor of Medicine at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. Dodi Schultz is an award-winning science writer. She coauthored Lupus: The Body Against Itself, the seminal and ground-breaking book on lupus.

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9780201608090: Living With Lupus: All The Knowledge You Need To Help Yourself

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  020160809X ISBN 13 :  9780201608090
Editeur : Da Capo Press, 1993
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