Stroke Sourcebook: Basic Consumer Health Information About Stroke (Health Reference Series)

This layperson's sourcebook on stroke is divided into sections on the basics, triggers and risks, diagnosis and treatments, recovery and rehabilitation, prevention, and legal and financial information for stroke survivors. End-features include a glossary and directory of resources. Documents and excerpts were gathered from many US government agencies such as Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Brain Attack Coalition, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Health and Human Services Office on Women's Health, and from still more organizations such as the Massachusetts Medical Society. Annotation (c) Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)