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Record Nr.

UNINA9910145449203321

Autore

Griffiths Helen <1962->

Titolo

Coeliac disease [[electronic resource] ] : nursing care and management / / Helen Griffiths

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, NJ, : John Wiley & Sons, 2008

ISBN

1-282-01072-7

9786612010729

0-470-98792-8

0-470-98793-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (218 p.)

Collana

Wiley Series in Nursing ; ; v.23

Disciplina

616.3/99

Soggetti

Celiac disease - Nursing

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

The history of coeliac disease -- The characteristics of coeliac disease -- Presentation of coeliac disease -- Diagosing coeliac disease -- The treatment of coeliac disease -- Long term support and follow up -- The impact of coeliac disease and vulnerable groups -- Managing poor response or relapse -- Future developments -- A patient's story.

Sommario/riassunto

Coeliac Disease: Nursing Care and Management provides nurses with the knowledge and evidence base to understand the impact of the diagnosis of Coeliac disease, and examine the long term treatment and management of the condition. The authors take the reader through an investigative journey from the history of the disease through its pathology, characteristics, diagnosis, treatment and management. Clinical case studies bring to life both the physical and psychosocial aspects of care of patients making this an ideal text for clinical nurse specialists, Gastroenterology nurses and Endoscopy nurses