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Genre/Form: | Einführung |
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Material Type: | Internet resource |
Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Melanie Ann Apel |
ISBN: | 081084821X 9780810848214 |
OCLC Number: | 61179610 |
Description: | xv, 259 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm. |
Contents: | Cystic fibrosis : the facts -- A genetic disorder -- A diagnosis -- A daily challenge -- Good days and bad days -- Living and laughing -- Other complications -- A second chance : the lung transplant -- In the end -- Just over the horizon. |
Series Title: | It happened to me, no. 14. |
Responsibility: | Melanie Ann Apel. |
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A solid introduction to the disease...A plethora of stories accompanies each chapter....Young adults with the disease will feel a part of a worldwide community after reading this book. There is optimism as well as sadness here, but most of all there is the resonance of CF sufferers' voices telling others, 'You are not alone.' * School Library Journal, 10/1/2006 * ...this great resource gives extensive medical and technical information as well as profound insight in the disease's human impact....this entry offers excellent research information for patients, families, and students. Its additional pages, however, provide even greater depth. Gripping personal accounts will pull in readers, teenage and adult, who are not familiar with the disease. * VOYA * Read more...

