The Duke University Medical Center Book of Arthritis

by David S. Pisetsky

Overview

Nearly 40 million people in the U.S. suffer not only from some form of arthritis but from the myths and misinformation surrounding the illness. This authoratative, complete, and fully up-to-date home reference guide covers the more than 100 different diseases--each with its own cause, symptoms, progression and treatment--encompassed by the term arthritis.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780449908877
Publisher:	Random House Publishing Group
Publication date:	03/07/1995
Pages:	420
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 1.00(d)

Editorial Reviews

Pisetsky, who teaches at Duke University Medical Center and works with arthritis patients at Duke's Arthritis Center, has written a very readable book about the family of diseases known as arthritis. He explains complex terms in language that the educated layperson can understand. In the first section, Pisetsky gives readers the basic facts about arthritis; in part two, he describes all the major forms of the disease and discusses at length the multifaceted modes of treatment. Part three is devoted to the Duke Basic Arthritis Program, a comprehensive approach that helps sufferers relieve their symptoms and prevent complications. Pisetsky concludes with a survey of research in the field of rheumatology. A useful source that will complement Fred Kantrowitz's Taking Control of Arthritis ( LJ 11/1/90). Illustrations not seen. Recommended for public libraries. --Mary J. Jarvis, Methodist Hosp. Medical Lib., Lubbock, Tex.

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