Icon Health Publications - The Official Patient's Sourcebook on Primary Biliary Cirrhosis

Pages: 168, Paperback, Icon Health Publications

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 primary biliary cirrhosis, 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 primary biliary cirrhosis. Following an introductory chapter, the sourcebook is organized into three parts. PART I: THE ESSENTIALS; Chapter 1. The Essentials on Primary Biliary Cirrhosis: Guidelines; Chapter 2. Seeking Guidance; Chapter 3. Clinical Trials and Primary Biliary Cirrhosis; PART II: ADDI