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 hepatitis b, 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 hepatitis b. Following an introductory chapter, the sourcebook is organized into three parts. PART I: THE ESSENTIALS; Chapter 1. The Essentials on Hepatitis B: Guidelines; Chapter 2. Seeking Guidance; Chapter 3. Clinical Trials and Hepatitis B; PART II: ADDITIONAL RESOURCES AND ADVANCED MATERIAL; Chapter 4. Studies on Hepatitis B; Chapter 5. Patents on Hepatitis B; Chapter 6. Books on Hepatitis B; Chapter 7. Multimedia on Hepatitis B; Chapter 8. Periodicals and News on Hepatitis B; Chapter 9. Physician Guidelines and Databases; Chapter 10. Dissertations on Hepatitis B; 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; HEPATITIS B GLOSSARY; INDEX. Related topics include: Diffuse Hepatocellular Inflammatory Disease, Serum hepatitis.
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Author: ICON Health Publications
Publisher: ICON Health Publications
Illustration: N
Language: ENG
Title: The Official Patient's Sourcebook on Hepatitis B: A Revised and Updated Directory for the Internet Age
Pages: 00000 (Encrypted PDF)
On Sale: 2002-08-14
SKU-13/ISBN: 9780597833915
Category: Health & Fitness : Diseases - Contagious
Category: Health & Fitness : Diseases - Abdominal
Category: Health & Fitness : Diseases - Genitourinary & STDs