Living with spina bifida : [electronic resource] a guide for families and professionals / Adrian Sandler ; illustrations by Peter Bedick.
Material type: TextPublication details: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, c1997.Description: xxvii, 262 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:- 080782352X (cloth : alk. paper)
- 9780807823521 (cloth : alk. paper)
- 0807846570 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 9780807846575 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 618.92/83 21
- RJ496.S74 S26 1997
- 1997 K-399
- WE 730
Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-257) and index.
A holistic overview of spina bifida -- Neural tube defects -- Epidemiology of spina bifida -- Pregnancy and childbirth -- Newborn baby -- Infants and toddlers -- Preschoolers -- The school-age child -- The adolescent and young adult -- Focus on the family -- Focus on education and work -- Appendix: Directory of spina bifida associations.
It is the most common complex birth defect. Spina bifida affects approximately one out of every 1,000 children born in the United States. In this [book, the author] offers ... useful information on the medical, developmental, and psychological aspects of this condition. [This book] is written especially for families and professionals who care for children, adolescents, and adults with spina bifida.-http://www.uncpress.unc.edu.
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