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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A great source of information
This book uses easy to understand language to explain the complexities of this group of disorders. It is a good first book for individuals and families faced with the likelihood or reality of a muscular dystrophy diagnosis.
Published on January 1, 2001
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
ok on facts, light on sense
The medical aspects are dealt with fairly accessibly, but troubles me is the author's tone throughout the book - patronising, and his tendency to make statements that belie an extraordinary ignorance of human beings. What kind of weirdo would write a sentence like "....of course, the death of a child is always tragic, even when it is expected"? There are a few...
Published on September 13, 2005 by G. Miller
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
ok on facts, light on sense,
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This review is from: Muscular Dystrophy: theFacts (Paperback)
The medical aspects are dealt with fairly accessibly, but troubles me is the author's tone throughout the book - patronising, and his tendency to make statements that belie an extraordinary ignorance of human beings. What kind of weirdo would write a sentence like "....of course, the death of a child is always tragic, even when it is expected"?There are a few such pronouncements in the book, but the whole thing is saturated with that strange arrogance that only doctors seem to manage - I think it comes from dealing so much with "the sick" and "suffering" family members, that they start thinking that doctors are some higher breed of "healthy" humans who are on earth to offer hope to poor unfortunates. I would not recommend this book for parents.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A great source of information,
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This review is from: Muscular Dystrophy: theFacts (Paperback)
This book uses easy to understand language to explain the complexities of this group of disorders. It is a good first book for individuals and families faced with the likelihood or reality of a muscular dystrophy diagnosis.
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Muscular Dystrophy: The Facts by Alan E. H. Emery (Paperback - August 4, 1994)
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