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A Parent's Guide to Cystic Fibrosis Burton L. Shapiro and Ralph Heussner, Jr. |
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Explains the genetic causes and biological effects of cystic fibrosis as well as its social and psychological effects. Includes case histories and personal selections from a "family diary." A Parent's Guide to Cystic Fibrosis explains in detail the genetic causes and biological effects of cystic fibrosis as well as its social and psychological ramifications. The authors describe how the body’s various systems—respiratory, digestive, reproductive, and musculoskeletal—respond to the disease, and they discuss the rationale behind the strategies employed to control it. Recent advances in treatment are summarized and a synopsis of some of the more promising research on the horizon is provided. Stressing a personal, informative approach, the authors have augmented the text with case histories and comments from parents and patients. An entire chapter is devoted to family life, and selections from a “family diary” round out the chapters. Burton L. Shapiro is professor in the departments of oral science and laboratory medicine and pathology and the Institute of Human Genetics at the University of Minnesota Health Services Center. Ralph C. Heussner, Jr., is a medical writer and editor at the University of Minnesota. He is author of Warning: The Media May Be Harmful to Your Health! A Consumer’s Guide to Medical News and Advertising and, with Henry H. Balfour, Jr., of Herpes Diseases and Your Health. 120 pages | 16 illustrations | 1991 |
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$24.95 cloth