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Medical and psychosocial aspects of chronic illness and disability / Donna R. Falvo.

Author/creator Falvo, Donna R.
Format Electronic and Book
EditionFifth edition.
Publication Info Burlington, MA : Jones & Bartlett Learning, ©2014.
Description1 online resource (vi, 645 pages) : illustrations
Supplemental Content Direct link to ebook
Subject(s)
Contents Conceptualizing functioning, health, and disability -- Psychosocial and functional aspects of health conditions -- Introduction to the structure and function of the nervous system -- Traumatic brain injury -- Stroke -- Epilepsy and other conditions of the nervous system -- Traumatic spinal cord injury -- Multiple sclerosis -- Neurodegenerative and neuromuscular conditions -- Post-polio syndrome and other conditions of the nervous system -- Developmental conditions : cerebral palsy and spina bifida -- Intellectual and other developmental disabilities -- Overview of psychiatric conditions : definition, interventions, and functional and vocational implications -- Schizophrenia and other psychiatric conditions -- Conditions related to substance use -- Conditions related to the eye and blindness -- Hearing loss and deafness -- Sickle cell disease, hemophilia, and other conditions of the blood -- Introduction to the immune system -- Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection -- Introduction to cancers : general methods of identification and management -- Specific cancers and their management -- Diabetes and other conditions of the endocrine system -- Structure, function, and common conditions of the musculoskeletal system -- Rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, and other rheumatic conditions -- Amputation -- Chronic pain -- Cardiovascular conditions -- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma, and other conditions of the pulmonary system -- Chronic kidney disease and other conditions of the urinary system -- Conditions of the gastrointestinal system -- Burn injury and other conditions of the skin -- Assistive technology -- Aging with disability.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Source of descriptionPrint version record.
Issued in other formPrint version: Falvo, Donna R. Medical and psychosocial aspects of chronic illness and disability. Fifth edition. Burlington, MA : Jones & Bartlett Learning, ©2014 9781449694425
ISBN9781284105414 (electronic bk.)
ISBN1284105415 (electronic bk.)

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