Product Description

Your Guide to Eczema is the patient's ultimate source of essential and invaluable information. Providing all the necessary facts, guidance and support, this book will enable the reader to make informed choices and regain control of their life.
Written by Sarah Wakelin, a Consultant Dermatologist at St. Mary's Hospital, London, and an expert int he field, Your Guide to Eczema covers all aspects of this condition, from diagnosis to treatment, giving the reader invaluable advice on how to take control of the condition and manage it in everyday life. A comprehensive guide, this book will reassure, support and inform all those who read it.
The clear, straightforward design of the book together with original features such as myth/fact boxes, key terms, question and answer sections and a chapter on who patient/carer might need in the NHS and their role in the treatment of the condition will prepare the reader for all that may lie ahead.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #682775 in Books
• Published on: 2007-08-16
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 160 pages

Review
"Dr Sarah Wakelin's new book, published in partenrship with the Royal Society of Medicine, is designed to help patients and carers manage eczema and is written in an easy to read format" -- Children Now 20051005 "The straightforward and supportive tone, clear layout and jargon-free style ensure that the illness is demystified, and that the reader has all the necessary information in one place." -- Professor Sir John Lilleyman, past President of the Royal Society of Medicine 20060710

About the Author
Sarah Wakelin is Consultant Dermatologist at St Mary's Hospital, London. She is also an Honorary Senior Lecturer at Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, London. Sarah has a special interest in inflammatory and allergic skin diseases. She regularly teaches medical students and general practitioners and is also a dermatology examiner. She is also the editor of Current Medical Literature in Dermatology and a peer reviewer for four journals including the British Journal of Dermatology.