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This book has been created for patients who have decided to make education and research an integral part of the treatment process. Although it also gives information useful to doctors, caregivers and other health professionals, it tells patients where and how to look for information covering virtually all topics related to addison's disease (also Addisonian crisis; Adrenal Hypoplasia; Adrenocortical Hypofunction; Adrenocortical Insufficiency; Chronic Adrenocortical Insufficiency; Corticoadrenal insufficiency), 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 addison's disease. Given patients' increasing sophistication in using the Internet, abundant references to reliable Internet-based resources are provided throughout this sourcebook. Where possible, guidance is provided on how to obtain free-of-charge, primary research results as well as more detailed information via the Internet. E-book and electronic versions of this sourcebook are fully interactive with each of the Internet sites mentioned (clicking on a hyperlink automatically opens your browser to the site indicated). Hard-copy users of this sourcebook can type cited Web addresses directly into their browsers to obtain access to the corresponding sites. In addition to extensive references accessible via the Internet, chapters include glossaries of technical or uncommon terms.Download 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 addison's disease, 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 addison's disease. Following an introductory chapter, the sourcebook is organized into three parts. PART I: THE ESSENTIALS; Chapter 1. The Essentials on Addison's Disease: Guidelines; Chapter 2. Seeking Guidance; Chapter 3. Clinical Trials and Addison's Disease; PART II: ADDITIONAL RESOURCES AND ADVANCED MATERIAL; Chapter 4. Studies on Addison's Disease; Chapter 5. Books on Addison's Disease; Chapter 6. Multimedia on Addison's Disease; Chapter 7. Physician Guidelines and Databases; Chapter 8. Dissertations on Addison's Disease; PART III. APPENDICES; Appendix A. Researching Your Medications; Appendix B. Researching Alternative Medicine; Appendix C. Researching Nutrition; Appendix D. Finding Medical Libraries; Appendix E. Your Rights and Insurance; ONLINE GLOSSARIES; ADDISON'S DISEASE GLOSSARY; INDEX. Related topics include: Addisonian crisis, Adrenal Hypoplasia, Adrenocortical Hypofunction, Adrenocortical Insufficiency, Chronic Adrenocortical Insufficiency, Corticoadrenal insufficiency, Primary Adrenal Insufficiency, Primary adrenocortical insufficiency, Primary Failure Adrenocortical Insufficiency, Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome (adrenal crisis). ... Read more

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This is a 3-in-1 reference book. It gives a complete medical dictionary covering hundreds of terms and expressions relating to Addison's disease. It also gives extensive lists of bibliographic citations. Finally, it provides information to users on how to update their knowledge using various Internet resources. The book is designed for physicians, medical students preparing for Board examinations, medical researchers, and patients who want to become familiar with research dedicated to Addison's disease.If your time is valuable, this book is for you. First, you will not waste time searching the Internet while missing a lot of relevant information. Second, the book also saves you time indexing and defining entries. Finally, you will not waste time and money printing hundreds of web pages.Download Description
This is a 3-in-1 reference book. It gives a complete medical dictionary covering hundreds of terms and expressions relating to Addison's disease. It also gives extensive lists of bibliographic citations. Finally, it provides information to users on how to update their knowledge using various Internet resources. The book is designed for physicians, medical students preparing for Board examinations, medical researchers, and patients who want to become familiar with research dedicated to Addison's disease.If your time is valuable, this book is for you. First, you will not waste time searching the Internet while missing a lot of relevant information. Second, the book also saves you time indexing and defining entries. Finally, you will not waste time and money printing hundreds of web pages. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Pamphlet by: National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases, published by National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases on November 1, 1989. The length of the article is 2736 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Addison's disease. (NIDDK Fact Sheet) (pamphlet)
Publication: Pamphlet by: National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases (Pamphlet)
Date: November 1, 1989
Publisher: National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases
Page: p1(7)

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This digital document is an article from A Friend Indeed, published by A Friend Indeed Publications, Inc. on July 1, 2003. The length of the article is 489 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Hypothyroidism and Addison's disease.(Tips from AFI Readers)
Publication: A Friend Indeed (Newsletter)
Date: July 1, 2003
Publisher: A Friend Indeed Publications, Inc.
Volume: 20Issue: 3Page: 4(1)

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The articles in Issue 4 of the Journal of InheritedMetabolic Disease Vol. 18 (1995) contain the main lecturespresented at the 32nd Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study ofInborn Errors of Metabolism (SSIEM), Edinburgh, UK, 1994, the theme ofwhich was `Treatment and Outcome'.
Topics discussed included: Tyrosinaemia, cystinosis, treatment ofseveral diseases by bone marrow transplantation, adrenoleukodystrophy,propionic and methylmalonic acidaemia, hepatic glycogen storagediseases, and disorders of mitochondrial long-chain fatty acidoxidation. There was also a workshop on cystic fibrosis.
Participants from many countries provided a state-of-the-art reviewwhich will be of interest to clinicians and research workersalike.
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The articles in Issue 4 of JOURNAL OF INHERITED METABOLICDISEASE, Volume 16 (1993) contain the main lectures presented at the30th Annual Symposium of the Society for the Study of Inborn Errors ofMetabolism (SSIEM), Leuven, Belgium, 1992, which was dedicated to`Inherited Metabolic Diseases and the Brain'.
Topics discussed included: Inborn errors and brain fluids,neurotransmitter disorders, inborn errors and demyelination, andrecent developments. Participants from many countries provided astate-of-the-art review which will be of interest to clinicians andresearch workers alike in many different disciplines.
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