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Record Nr.

UNINA9910818047503321

Titolo

Osteoarthritis / / [edited by] David J. Hunter, Daniel Prieto-Alhambra, Nigel Arden

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford, [England] ; ; New York, New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

0-19-150682-6

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (205 p.)

Collana

thefacts series

Disciplina

616.7223

Soggetti

Osteoarthritis

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Sommario/riassunto

Osteoarthritis: The Facts helps patients and their carers better understand the condition, empowering patients with the knowledge and skills to actively take charge of their own health by knowing as much as they can about osteoarthritis, and finding out how this can be best managed.Part 1 details what osteoarthritis is, what causes it, who it affects, what the main symptoms are, how it is diagnosed, and what the long-term outcome is. Part 2 explains the potential aspects of management that can be used for osteoarthritis, including self-management strategies, exercise, diet, medications, surgic