Can I tell you about eczema? : a guide for friends, family and professionals / Julie Collier ; illustrated by Apsley ; foreword by Margaret Cox.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Collier, Julie, author.

Cox, Margaret, author of introduction, etc.

Contributor:

Apsley, illustrator.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Allergy.

Eczema.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (50 p.)

Place of Publication:

London, England ; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Meet Helen - a girl with eczema. Helen invites readers to learn about this skin condition from her perspective, describing how it feels to have itchy and inflamed skin nearly all the time. She explains how different creams, ointments and other treatments can help her skin to feel better and lets readers know about other ways she can be helped and supported.This illustrated book is ideal for young people aged 7 upwards, as well as parents, friends, teachers and nurses. It is also an excellent starting point for family and classroom discussions.

Contents:

""Can I tell you about Eczema?""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Foreword""; ""Introduction""; ""Me and My Eczema""; ""What does eczema look and feel like?""; ""How is eczema diagnosed ?""; ""What can make eczema worse and what can help?""; ""Treatments for eczema""; ""Home, Friendships and What family and friends can do to help""; ""What is Eczema?The facts""; ""How Eczema affects school and how school can help""; ""More information on the different treatments available for Eczema""; ""Other health conditions related to Eczema""; ""Recommended reading and organisations""; ""Blank Page""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed March 14, 2015).

ISBN:

0-85700-999-0

OCLC:

904405535