Hepatitis: Causes, Treatments and Resources

by Elaine A. Moore

Hepatitis is a disease of the liver which affects millions of Americans each year. For most people, symptoms are mild and are resolved within a few weeks or months. For others, however, hepatitis is life-altering, becoming a chronic problem which causes irreparable internal damage. The diversity of causes--which range from bacteria and toxins to metabolic disorders--and their corresponding methods of transmission have made hepatitis a hard ailment...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786426233
• ISBN13: 9780786426232
• Release Date: September 2006
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher