Muscular Dystrophy: I'm Grateful I've Proved Them Wrong

by Todd T. Eckdahl

This book presents muscular dystrophy (MD) as a group of genetic diseases with a worldwide occurrence of about 1 in 3,500 births that causes muscle wasting and weakening.

It describes Duchenne MD as the most common type of MD, almost exclusively affecting males at a rate of about 1 in 5,000 boys, and eight rarer types of MD that are categorized by age of onset, muscles affected, disease progression, severity of symptoms, and health complications...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1944749675
• ISBN13: 9781944749675
• Release Date: August 2018
• Publisher: Momentum Press
• Length: 86 Pages
• Weight: 0.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"