num_pages: 252
description: This sourcebook has been created for patients who have decided to make education and Internet-based research an integral part of the treatment process. Although it gives information useful to doctors, caregivers and other health professionals, it also tells patients where and how to look for information covering virtually all topics related to juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, from the essentials to the most advanced areas of research. The title of this book includes the word official. This reflects the fact that the sourcebook draws from public, academic, government, and peer-reviewed research. Selected readings from various agencies are reproduced to give you some of the latest official information available to date on juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. Following an introductory chapter, the sourcebook is organized into three parts. PART THE ESSENTIALS; Chapter 1. The Essentials on Juvenile Rheumatoid Guidelines; Chapter 2. Seeking Guidance; Chapter 3. Clinical Trials and Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis; PART ADDITIONAL RESOURCES AND ADVANCED MATERIAL; Chapter 4. Studies on Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis; Chapter 5. Books on Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis; Chapter 6. Multimedia on Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis; Chapter 7. Periodicals and News on Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis; Chapter 8. Physician Guidelines and Databases; Chapter 9. Dissertations on Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis; PART III. APPENDICES; Appendix A. Researching Your Medications; Appendix B. Researching Alternative Medicine; Appendix C. Researching Nutrition; Appendix D. Finding Medical Libraries; Appendix E. Questions and Answers about Arthritis Pain; Appendix F. More on Rheumatic Diseases and Arthritis; ONLINE GLOSSARIES; JUVENILE RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS GLOSSARY; INDEX. Related topics Juvenile arthritis, Juvenile chronic arthritis, Juvenile chronic polyarthritis, Juvenile polyarthritis, Still disease, Still's disease.
language: English
title: The Official Patient's Sourcebook on Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Revised and Updated Directory for the Internet Age
titlecomplete: The Official Patient's Sourcebook on Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Revised and Updated Directory for the Internet Age
ratings_count: 1
publisher: Icon Group Intl Inc