The Official Patient's Sourcebook on Shingles: A Revised and Updated Directory for the Internet Age

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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 shingles, 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 shingles. Following an introductory chapter, the sourcebook is organized into three parts. PART I: THE ESSENTIALS; Chapter 1. The Essentials on Shingles: Guidelines; Chapter 2. Seeking Guidance; Chapter 3. Clinical Trials and Shingles; PART II: ADDITIONAL RESOURCES AND ADVANCED MATERIAL; Chapter 4. Studies on Shingles; Chapter 5. Patents on Shingles; Chapter 6. Books on Shingles; Chapter 7. Multimedia on Shingles; Chapter 8. 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; ONLINE GLOSSARIES; SHINGLES GLOSSARY; INDEX. Related topics include: Chickenpox, Herpes Zoster, Shingles.

Author(s): Icon Health Publications
Series: Official Patient Guides
Publisher: Icon Health Publications
Year: 2002

Language: English
Pages: 201