Como Convivir Con Su Artritis: Una Gula Para Una Vida Activa Y Saludable - Softcover

Virginia Gonzalez, MPH, is a health educator and study coordinator at Stanford University School of Medicine's Patient Education Research Center. Virginia Niacif de Brey is a research assistant at the Stanford Patient Education Research Center, who collaborated in the development and writing of the Spanish Arthritis Self-Management Program. Kate Lorig, RN, Dr. PH, developed and directs the Arthritis Self-Management Patient Education Project at the Stanford University Arthritis Center. She is the coauthor of "Living a Healthy Life with Chronic Conditions" and "Living Well with HIV & AIDS." James F. Fries, MD, is a professor of medicine at Stanford University, specializing in rheumatology. His books include "Arthritis," "The Arthritis Helpbook," "Living Well," "Taking Care of Your Child," and "Taking Care of Yourself."

This text is in Spanish. The only Spanish-language book on arthritis that is current and focused on self-care, this useful guide encourages sufferers to take a proactive approach in controlling their symptoms. Particular care was taken in the translation to accommodate cultural differences and to use standard vocabulary generally understood in most Spanish speaking communities. (El unico libro en espanol sobre la artritis que es corriente y guiado hacia el cuidado propio, esta guia anima al paciente a tomar un papel activo en el control y manejo de los sintomas. La traduccion fue hecha de manera cuidadosa, logrando la mayor cobertura posible en el mundo hispano parlante.)