Cystic fibrosis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Thomson, Anne H., author.

Harris, Ann, 1956- author.

Series:

Facts.

Oxford scholarship online.

The facts

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cystic fibrosis--Popular works.

Cystic fibrosis.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (vii, 154 p.) : ill. (some col.).

Edition:

4th ed., fully updated and rev.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2023.

Summary:

This title explains clearly what is happening to the body in cystic fibrosis, what causes it and what treatment options are available for the different aspects of the disease. It also looks to the future in terms of potential new therapies and provides useful information on organisations that can provide help.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

1 Introduction and making the diagnosis

2 How cystic fibrosis affects the lungs

3 How cystic fibrosis affects the digestive system

4 How cystic fibrosis affects other organs

5 Daily treatment for cystic fibrosis

6 The cystic fibrosis team

7 Nutrition in cystic fibrosis

8 Micro-organisms in the cystic fibrosis lung

9 Cystic fibrosis and the family

10 Cystic fibrosis and school

11 Growing up with cystic fibrosis

12 Future therapies

13 Genetics of cystic fibrosis

14 Genetic counselling in cystic fibrosis

15 Survival

Appendices 1 Further reading

Appendices 2 Cystic fibrosis associations

Appendices 3 Glossary

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Index

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Notes:

Previous edition: published as by Ann Harris and Maurice Super. 1995.

Previously issued in print: 2008.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 133-134) and index.

Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.

ISBN:

1-383-04394-9

0-19-100173-2

OCLC:

1406784781