Bibliograph

Disease management sourcebook, basic consumer health information about coping with chronic and serious illnesses, navigating the healthcare system, communicating with healthcare providers, assessing healthcare quality, and making informed healthcare decisions, including facts about second opinions, hospitalization, surgery, and medications : along with a section about children with chronic conditions, information about legal, financial, and insurance issues, a glossary of related terms, and directories of additional resources

Type

Label

Disease management sourcebook, basic consumer health information about coping with chronic and serious illnesses, navigating the healthcare system, communicating with healthcare providers, assessing healthcare quality, and making informed healthcare decisions, including facts about second opinions, hospitalization, surgery, and medications : along with a section about children with chronic conditions, information about legal, financial, and insurance issues, a glossary of related terms, and directories of additional resources

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Disease management sourcebook

Nature of contents

bibliographydictionaries

Oclc number

970396742

Series statement

Health reference seriesGale eBooks

Sub title

basic consumer health information about coping with chronic and serious illnesses, navigating the healthcare system, communicating with healthcare providers, assessing healthcare quality, and making informed healthcare decisions, including facts about second opinions, hospitalization, surgery, and medications : along with a section about children with chronic conditions, information about legal, financial, and insurance issues, a glossary of related terms, and directories of additional resources

Summary

Offers basic information about coping with chronic and serious illnesses, navigating the health care system, communicating with health care providers, assessing health care quality, and making informed health care decisions, including facts about second opinions, hospitalization, surgery, and medications

Table Of Contents

pt. 1. Facts about serious and chronic illnesses -- pt. 2. Working with healthcare providers and the healthcare system -- pt. 3. Health literacy and making informed health decisions -- pt. 4. Prescription (Rx) and over-the-counter (OTC) medications -- pt. 5. Managing chronic disease -- pt. 6. Children and chronic disease -- pt. 7. Legal, financial, and insurance issues that impact disease management -- pt. 8. Additional help and information

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