Format:
Online Ressource (x, 211 p.)
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ill.
Edition:
Rev. ed.
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
ISBN:
1429404442
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9781429404440
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9780195169409
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0195169409
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9780195184501
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0195184505
Content:
"The ultimate resource for patients and their families seeking to gain a better understanding of this complex disease."--Back cover
Content:
Introduction to terms and types of scleroderma.What is scleroderma? --Localized scleroderma: limited, localized, diffuse, generalized, systemic, and not-so-systemic: what's in a name? --Systemic scleroderma -- diffuse --Systemic scleroderma -- limited --Epidemiology: who gets scleroderma and why?Genetic features of scleroderma: did you get it from your parents? Can you give it to your kids? --Epidemiology of scleroderma: number of patients, occupational links, and environmental concerns --How scleroderma affects the body.Raynaud's phenomemon, skin involvement, and finger sores --Scleroderma and the kidneys --Scleroderma and the gastrointestinal tract --Scleroderma and the lungs --Scleroderma and the heart --Scleroderma and the joints, tendons, muscles, and nerves --Systemic scleroderma and pregnancy --Scleroderma and sexuality --Overlap syndromes and sclerodermalike conditions --Coping with scleroderma.You and your doctor --Living an unpredictable life, facing an uncertain future.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 184-187) and index. - Description based on print version record
Additional Edition:
9781429404440
Additional Edition:
9780195169409
Additional Edition:
0195169409
Additional Edition:
9786610529865
Additional Edition:
6610529868
Additional Edition:
9780195115079
Additional Edition:
0195169409
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Mayes, Maureen D Scleroderma book New York : Oxford University Press, 2005
Language:
English
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