| Dementia Contributor(s): Engdahl, Sylvia (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0737763523 ISBN-13: 9780737763522 Publisher: Greenhaven Publishing OUR PRICE: $43.63 Product Type: Library Binding - Other Formats Published: March 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Health & Daily Living - Diseases, Illnesses & Injuries |
| Dewey: 616.83 |
| LCCN: 2012041154 |
| Series: Perspectives on Diseases & Disorders |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 7.2" W x 9.1" (1.15 lbs) 176 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Perspectives on Diseases and Disorders series provides clear, careful explanations that offer readers insight into what these conditions are, what causes them, how people live with them, and the latest information about treatment and prevention.; This volume includes an overview of dementia, including diagnosis; symptoms; types of dementia; and possible treatments; a look at controversies surrounding dementia, focusing on the social stigma of dementia; the pros and cons of screening for Alzheimer'; Each volume in this timely series provides essential information on a disease or disorder (including symptoms, causes, treatments and cures); presents the controversies surrounding causes, alternative treatments, and other issues; and offers first-person |