The Bleeding Disease Hemophilia and the Unintended Consequences of Medical Progress |
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Author:
| Pemberton, Stephen |
ISBN: | 978-1-4214-0115-7 |
Publication Date: | Jul 2011 |
Publisher: | Johns Hopkins University Press
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $55.00 |
Book Description:
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By the 1970s, a therapeutic revolution, decades in the making, had transformed hemophilia from an obscure hereditary malady into a manageable bleeding disorder. Yet the glory of this achievement was short lived. The same treatments that delivered some normalcy to the lives of persons with hemophilia brought unexpectedly fatal results in the 1980s ......
By the 1970s, a therapeutic revolution, decades in the making, had transformed hemophilia from an obscure hereditary malady into a manageable bleeding disorder. Yet the glory of this achievement was short lived. The same treatments that delivered some normalcy to the lives of persons with hemophilia brought unexpectedly fatal results in the 1980s ......