All About Arthritis - Past, Present, Future

Informationen zum Autor Derrick Brewerton has been consultant physician to the Westminster and Royal National Orthopaedic Hospitals and was Professor of Rheumatology, University of London. Klappentext This book--intended to dispel the mystique and folklore surrounding arthritis--is the first to explain clearly the scientific aspects of arthritis research and treatment. Brewerton tells the intriguing story of arthritis research, from the days before germs were recognized as causes of disease and when reasons for inflammation were obscure, to the present, when breakthroughs in genetics, epidemiology, X-ray crystallography, cell biology, and molecular biology support major advances in research and treatment. He also addresses the human element, discussing the role in arthritis of such factors as age, gender, emotions, pain, and personality. Brewerton ends the story on a hopeful note, carefully explaining the prospects for prevention and treatment. Zusammenfassung This book--intended to dispel the mystique and folklore surrounding arthritis--is the first to explain clearly the scientific aspects of arthritis research and treatment. Brewerton addresses such factors as age, gender, emotions, pain, and personality, and ends on a hopeful note by carefully explaining the prospects for prevention and treatment.

Product details

• Authors: D.A. Brewerton, Derrick Brewerton
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 21.07.1998
• EAN: 9780674016163
• ISBN: 978-0-674-01616-3
• No. of pages: 320
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; HEALTH & FITNESS / General, MEDICAL / Diseases, Anatomy, MEDICAL / Anatomy, Popular medicine & health, Diseases & disorders, Orthopaedics & fractures, Popular medicine and health, Diseases and disorders, Surgical orthopaedics and fractures, MEDICAL / Surgery / Orthopedic