Allergies at Your Fingertips (At Your Fingertips) (At Your Fingertips S.) [Paperback]

Joanne Clough (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1997 | Series: At Your Fingertips S.

This handbook provides clear and concise information on allergies - what they are, how they develop and how to deal with them. It covers a broad range of allergies, including asthma, eczema, dermatitis, hayfever, food allergies and anaphylaxis. The guide offers answers to real-life questions asked by people with allergies; practical advice on how to manage allergies in everyday life; how to deal with a child's allergy; plain English explanations of medical terminology; advice on use of complementary therapies to treat allergies; and what to do in emergencies.

Editorial Reviews

Review

'I found the text extremely enjoyable and informative. I am sure that her readers will find Dr Clough's style both easily readable and accessible.' - Sue Ollier, Scientific Director, British Allergy Foundation. 'Allergies at your fingertips is a clear, informative and authoritative book which provides a useful source of information for all those with asthma, hayfever. Eczema, anaphylaxis and other allergies.' - Dr Martyn Partridge, Chief Medical Advisor, National Asthma Campaign. 'The small (even silly) questions you have answered are often the ones that can cause the most stress and are impossible to get answered by the medical profession.' - Mrs. Calla Fleischer, London.

About the Author

Dr Joanne Clough DM, FRCA, MRCP, FRCPCH is Senior Lecturer in Paediatric Respiratory Medicine at Southampton General Hospital, and a member of the British Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. She runs a clinic for children with allergies and has a daughter and two step-sons herself.

Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Class Publishing (August 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1872362524
• ISBN-13: 978-1872362526
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.8 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,087,063 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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