Aziz Sheikh

Muslim patients customarily have particular ways of approaching health and healthcare. This book addresses common misunderstandings and bridges cultural gaps. It includes a profile of the Islamic worldview, taking an 'insiders perspective', and explores the concept of health and disease within this paradigm.

Perfect for clinicians in both primary and secondary care settings, Allergy Essentials, 2nd Edition, covers the information you need most in your daily practice, with a strong emphasis on disease diagnosis and management. In one concise, convenient volume, it covers all common allergies in children and adults, offering authoritative content from the world's leading allergy experts in conjunction with primary care/family practitioners for a practical,...

This book aims to describe the needs of palliative care patients from South Asian minority ethnic and faith traditions. Chapters include: understanding diversity in context, palliative care needs of South Asians - similarities and differences; Muslims; Hindus; language of religious symbolism.