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Book review
Symptom Management in Multiple Sclerosis, 3rd Edition
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Symptom Management in Multiple Sclerosis, 3rd Edition. By randall t schapiro. (Pp 176, US$19.95). Published by Demos Medical Publishing, New York, 1998. ISBN 1-888799-22-6.
This is one of a new type of medical textbook written to meet the needs of an increasingly informed patient population. Aimed very much at those with multiple sclerosis, their families, and careworkers, it is simple and clearly written with jargon and technical terms kept to a minimum but without patronising. Chronic diseases, and especially multiple sclerosis, are not always well managed by the physician. Too many of us think that there is no cure …