The Fibromyalgia Controversy

M. Clement Hall (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

377 Seiten

2009
Prometheus Books (Verlag)
978-1-59102-681-5 (ISBN)

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Examines the controversial yet debilitating illness known as Fibromyalgia. This book details six fictional cases that are factually based relating to typical patients from a variety of socio-economic backgrounds. It helps to gain broader understanding of this challenging illness.

This book examines the controversial yet debilitating illness known as Fibromyalgia. As many as 15 million women suffer from it the US but there are hugely differing opinions as to whether these women are masquerading. The author details six fictional cases that are factually based relating to typical patients from a variety of socio-economic backgrounds. By appreciating this unique approach everyone will gain a broader understanding of this challenging illness.

M. Clement Hall, MD (Toronto, Ontario, Canada), now retired, was the director of continuing education in the emergency department of Scarborough Hospital. He is the author of Trauma Surgeon, among numerous other works.

Introduction; Personal Narratives; Explanation to Participants; How is Fibromyalgia Diagnosed?; Treatment; Program Progresses; More Complicated Explanations; Overlapping Syndrome; Today & the Future; Index.

Verlagsort	Amherst
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	454 g
Themenwelt	Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Innere Medizin ► Rheumatologie
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Orthopädie
ISBN-10	1-59102-681-4 / 1591026814
ISBN-13	978-1-59102-681-5 / 9781591026815
Zustand	Neuware