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 genital HPV infection, 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 genital HPV infection. Following an introductory chapter, the sourcebook is organized into three parts. PART I: THE ESSENTIALS; Chapter 1. The Essentials on Genital HPV Infection: Guidelines; Chapter 2. Seeking Guidance; Chapter 3. Clinical Trials and Genital HPV Infection; PART II: ADDITIONAL RESOURCES AND ADVANCED MATERIAL; Chapter 4. Studies on Genital HPV Infection; Chapter 5. Books on Genital HPV Infection; Chapter 6. Multimedia on Genital HPV Infection; Chapter 7. Physician Guidelines and Databases; 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; Appendix F. More on Sexually Transmitted Diseases; Appendix G. STDs and Pregnancy; ONLINE GLOSSARIES; GENITAL HPV INFECTION GLOSSARY; INDEX. Related topics include: Anogenital warts, Condyloma, Condyloma Acuminatum, Condylomata acuminata, Genital Wart, Genital warts, Human papilloma virus (HPV), Papilloma acuminatum, Penile warts, Venereal Wart, Venereal warts.
Author(s): Icon Health Publications
Year: 2002
Language: English
Pages: 180