Chronic Respiratory Illness

by Simon Williams

Chronic obstructive airways disease (COAD: bronchitis, emphysema and chronic asthma) is a major medical, psychological, social and economic problem. Breathlessness is one of the most distressing and disabling symptoms of COAD, and it has long been apparent that the condition results in impaired quality of life. Drawing upon sociological and psychological sources, and his own detailed research in this area, Simon Williams sesitively portrays the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415076579
• ISBN13: 9780415076579
• Release Date: November 2004
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"