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Record Nr.

UNINA9910810362103321

Titolo

Current and future issues in hemophilia care / / edited by Emerito-Carlos Rodriguez-Merchan, Leonard A. Valentino

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, West Sussex, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011

ISBN

1-283-20458-4

9786613204585

1-119-97940-4

1-119-97937-4

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (190 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

Rodriguez-MerchanE. C

ValentinoLeonard A

Disciplina

616.1/572

Soggetti

Hemophilia

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

pt. 1. Introduction -- pt. 2. General topics -- pt. 3. Inhibitors -- pt. 4. Inhibitor treatment -- pt. 5. Joint health and disease -- pt. 6. New developments.

Sommario/riassunto

As haemophilia is a life-long condition, continuing supervision by a group of medical personnel is required. In many countries this is provided by comprehensive care haemophilia centres where staff of all specialities concerned with treatment- haematologists, paediatricians, nurses, physiotherapists, orthopaedic surgeons - have specialized knowledge. This new book is a definitive resource on the current aspects and issues around haemophilia. Complications of haemophilia care are well covered in chapters on inhibitors, and musculoskeletal problems, as are all the latest developments in the