| View Larger Image | Hope and Destiny: A Patient's and Parent's Guide to Sickle Cell Anemia | Paperbackby Alan Sacerdote M.D. (Author), Allen Platt (Author), Allan F Platt Pa-C (Author), M D Sacerdote (Author)
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| | Binding: | Paperback | | Publisher: | Hilton Publishing | | Edition: | 1st Edition | | Page Count: | 256 Pages | | Publication Date: | October 01, 2002 | | Sales Rank: | 1,574,264st |
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An up-to-date, informative, and personal discussion of sickle-cell anemia, this guide provides information on medically proven methods of treatment along with patient vignettes. Written primarily for African Americans, who comprise the majority of the victims of sickle-cell anemia, this handbook for patients and those who live or work with them examines the complex issues that surround this genetic disease. Advice on dealing with the physical suffering, inability to work, quality of life issues, and premature death that affect sickle-cell patients is offered in layman's terms to aid patients and caregivers in making informed decisions. |
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Confidently recommended as a solid and informational primer by Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA)  5 Stars
February 09, 2003
Collaboratively written by Allan F. Platt, Jr. (Program Coordinator and Physican Assistant at the George Comprehensive Sickle Cell Center, Grady Health System, Atlanta, Georgia) and Alan Sacerdote (Chief of Adult Endocrinoloty, Woodhull Medical and Mental Health Center and Clinical Profesor of Medicine at SUNY Health Science Center, Brooklyn, New York), Hope And Destiny: A Patient's And Parent's Guide To Sickle Cell Disease And Sickle Cell Trait is a guide written especially for non-specialist general readers of all ages who must cope with sickle cell anemia, either in themselves or in their family and offspring. Individual chapters cover the causes of sickle cell disease; current tretment options; genetic counseling; age-based developmental issues; pain assessment and management; as well as new treatments and research. Hope And Destiny is confidently recommended as a solid and informational primer.
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