The immune mystery : a doctor's impassioned quest to solve the puzzle of autoimmune disease
Record details
- ISBN: 9781771645508
- ISBN: 1771645504
- ISBN: 9781771645515
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Physical Description:
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277 pages ; 24 cm - Publisher: Vancouver ; Berkeley : Greystone Books, 2021.
- Copyright: ©2021
Content descriptions
General Note: | "Originally published in Norwegian as Mamma er en gåte: når kroppen angriper seg selv, ©2018 by Cappelen Damm, Oslo."--Title page verso. |
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Prologue -- Beginnings -- The master and a clue -- Nature versus nurture -- A dance out of the wheelchair -- The lonely researcher -- The body at war -- An autoimmune attack -- Judgment day -- The female diseases -- Gold, mustard gas, and the world's most valuable medicine -- Going against the stream -- A Nobel Prize winner answers the phone -- Digging deep in the trash -- The experiment -- The billion-dollar companies arrive -- Nothing is black and white -- Epilogue: The search for a longer life -- Acknowledgments -- Overview of autoimmune diseases -- What do we know about environmental factors? -- Immune-suppressing medications -- Sources -- Index. |
Additional Physical Form available Note: | Issued also in electronic formats. |
Language Note: | Text in English, translated from the Norwegian. |
Search for related items by subject
Subject: | Kåss, Anita 1979- Rheumatologists Biography Autoimmune diseases Popular works Rheumatoid arthritis Popular works |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Kirtland Community College. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Kirtland Community College Library.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Kirtland Community College Library | RC 600 .K37 2021 | 30775305564990 | General Collection | Available | - |