ISBN: 9780340904985    Publisher: Hodder Education Year of publishing: 2005     Format:  Paperback No of Pages: 160        Language: English

The Royal Society of Medicine -- 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 Dermotologist at St Mary's Hospital, London, and an expert in the 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 the patient/carer might meet in the NHS and their role in the treatment of the condition will prepare the reader for all that may lie ahead.
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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.
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