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 huntingtons disease, 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 huntingtons disease. Following an introductory chapter, the sourcebook is organized into three parts. PART I: THE ESSENTIALS; Chapter 1. The Essentials on huntingtons disease: Guidelines; Chapter 2. Seeking Guidance; Chapter 3. Clinical Trials and huntingtons disease; PART II: ADDITIONAL RESOURCES AND ADVANCED MATERIAL; Chapter 4. Studies on huntingtons disease; Chapter 5. Books on huntingtons disease; Chapter 6. Multimedia on huntingtons disease; Chapter 7. Physician Guidelines and Databases; Chapter 8. Dissertations on huntingtons disease; 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; huntingtons disease GLOSSARY; INDEX. Related topics include: artificial insemination, Chronic Progressive Chorea, Chronic progressive hereditary chorea, Degenerative Chorea, Hereditary Chorea, Hereditary Chronic Progressive Chorea, Huntington chorea, Huntington's chorea, huntingtons disease, Very Early Onset huntingtons disease, Woody Guthrie's Disease.
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Author: ICON Health Publications
Publisher: ICON Health Publications
Illustration: N
Language: ENG
Title: The Official Patient's Sourcebook on Huntington's Disease: A Revised and Updated Directory for the Internet Age
Pages: 00000 (Encrypted PDF)
On Sale: 2002-09-25
SKU-13/ISBN: 9780597830488
Lib Category: Huntington's chorea
Lib Category: Huntington Disease
Category: Medical : Neurology - General