Disability & Chronic Disease (Hardcover)

Once upon a time, paediatrics was involved with infectious disease and acute disorders, but a new pattern of morbidity has emerged. Social difficulties, behavioural problems, developmental difficulties, disabilities and chronic disease have become main parts of the scope of paediatric practice. Among adults, multiple chronic disease is increasingly prevalent, whereas the prevalence of impairment and disability remain stable, but substantial and therefore, present day health professionals must be aware of disability and chronic disease. Just a few decades ago, children born with significant congenital anomalies or genetic and metabolic diseases perished at an early age and very few survived into their teens and even less into adulthood. Congenital heart disease, major errors in metabolism, cancer, cystic fibrosis and many other major diseases were fatal. Because of that, many physicians in adult primary care did not have the opportunity to see patients with these problems and thus were unable to learn how to care for them. With major advancements in medical knowledge, technology, imaging techniques, surgical skills and pharmaceutical products as well as prosthetic devices, many of these patients now live much longer lives and sometimes even close to the average life expectancy for the country, at least in the developed world. With that, a new medical care challenge has been created and we have to take a life span approach.

General

Imprint:	nova science publishers
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	December 2013
Editors:	Joav Merrick • Shoshana Aspler • Mohammed Morad
Dimensions:	260 x 180 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	337
ISBN-13:	978-1-62948-288-0
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Disability: social aspects Books > Medicine > Clinical & internal medicine > Diseases & disorders > General Promotions
LSN:	1-62948-288-9
Barcode:	9781629482880

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