Título: Alzheimer's Disease
Autor: Alia Bucciarelli
Sinopse: Alzheimers disease affects the brain and destroys memory and thinking skills over time. As many as five million adults in the U.S. have Alzheimers disease today, and that number will continue to grow as the population ages. Alzheimers Disease provides straight-forward answers to common questions about the disease. Using a questionanswer format, the book is designed to give caregivers, family members, and friends of people with Alzheimers disease easy access to the practical information they need to understand the symptoms, its treatment, and how to preserve quality of life. Although Alzheimers disease was identified more than 100 years ago, it is only within the last 30 years that research into the disease has gained momentum. Much is left to discover, including the exact biological changes that cause it and how to reverse, slow, or prevent it. Features: Questions and answers about the medical definition/descriptions of Alzheimers disease; the source/causes; details of symptoms; available treatments, etc. Covers symptoms, diagnosis, drug and non-drug treatments, care giving, social issues, and more Resources including Web sites, articles, blogs, etc. from NIH, CDC, YouTube, FDA, and more Includes a companion disc with articles, animations, color figures from the book, Web links, etc. eBook Customers: Companion files are available for downloading with order number/proof of purchase by writing to the publisher at [email protected].
Contexto da obra
Quando a classificação é mais ampla, o contexto do livro costuma depender ainda mais de autoria, tema e edição. “Alzheimer’s Disease”, de Alia Bucciarelli, publicado pela editora Mercury Learning and Information, em 2015 e com 108 páginas, integra a categoria Livros Variados. Por isso, autoria, edição e tema acabam tendo ainda mais peso na forma de apresentar o livro.
Editora: Mercury Learning and Information
Páginas: 108
Ano: 2015
Edição:
Linguagem: English
ISBN: 1937585565
ISBN13: 9781937585563
