Chronic diseases and health care : New trends in diabetes, arthritis, osteoporosis, fibromyalgia, low back pain, cardiovascular disease, and cancer

Chronic diseases and health care : New trends in diabetes, arthritis, osteoporosis, fibromyalgia, low back pain, cardiovascular disease, and cancer

Author
Stephen J. Morewitz
Publication Year
2006
Publisher
Springer
Language
English
Document Type
Book
Faculty / Subject Heading
Medical Science

CHRONIC DISEASES AND HEALTH CARE: New Patterns of Diabetes, Arthritis, Osteoporosis, Fibromyalgia, Low Back Pain, Cardiovascular Disease, and Cancer. This book evaluates new trends in epidemiology, health care costs, risk factors, treatment and rehabilitation outcomes, stress and coping strategies, social support, disability, patient education, and self-management for seven prevalent chronic diseases.


Keywords: Medicine / Diabetes / Diabetes mellitus / Public Health / Cancer / Diseases / Gender / Health care / Patients / Planning / Psychology / Quality / Quality of life / Rehabilitation / Rheumatism / Stress