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Author: Tammi L. Shlotzhauer ,
James L. McGuire ,
Carol M. Ziminski (The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, USA)
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Imprint: Johns Hopkins University Press
Edition: 2nd Revised edition
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 2.00cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.431kg
ISBN: 9780801871474
ISBN 10: 0801871476
Pages: 312
Publication Date: 11 February 2003
Recommended Age: From 18
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Replaced By: 9781421414263
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Out of Stock Indefinitely
Availability: In Print
Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock.
Reviews
From reviews of the first edition: Painful and prevalent, rheumatoid arthritis afflicts more than three million people in the United States alone. This guide makes coping with and understanding the disease easier by outlining its causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatments. The book also suggests exercises and gives advice on dealing with the pain and change in lifestyle arthritis causes. --Science News A well-written and comprehensive book that will be a valuable resource for patients with rheumatoid arthritis who are highly motivated to learn more about their disease. I will recommend it with enthusiasm to my patients. --James R. O'Dell, M.D., Arthritis & Rheumatism Living with Rheumatoid Arthritis will answer many questions patients and their families haven't thought to ask and provide information they need to know. --Arthur I. Grayzel, M.D., Senior Vice President for Medical Affairs, Arthritis Foundation This will be an extremely valuable text for every rheumatologist's office and will likely become a household companion of many patients. --C. Garrison Fathman, M.D., Stanford University Medical Center This comprehensive and insightful book explains not only the physical features of rheumatoid arthritis but also its psychological, emotional, and functional effects. --David F. Giansiracusa, M.D., University of Massachusetts Medical Center
Invaluable in the care of the rheumatoid arthritis patients by providing a bridge between the available information and its application. Doody's Book Review Service This is a detailed guide for patients and families living with rheumatoid arthritis describing, in simple language, what it is, its various manifestations, and what therapeutic interventions are available to treat them. Doody's Book Review Service 2003
Author Information
Tammi L. Shlotzhauer, M.D., is clinical instructor of medicine at the University of Rochester Medical Center and a practicing rheumatologist at Rheumatology Associates of Rochester. James L. McGuire, M.D., was chairman of the department of medicine at Mount Auburn Hospital in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
