For the increasingly confused patient, this empowering, informative, and easy-to-understand guide to anticipating, preventing, and overcoming common errors in medical tests, diagnoses, and procedures "confronts the tough, practical issues which most popular medical guides omit or gloss over" (Dr. Gerald Lazar, Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School).
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William Proctor, JD, is a graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Law School and has written or co-written more than 80 books, including Beyond the Relaxation Response with Dr. Benson; The Templeton Touch with Sir John Templeton; and several international bestsellers with the “father of aerobics,” Dr. Kenneth H. Cooper.
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You've had your blood pressure checked by your doctor on two visits to her office in the last six months, and in both cases, the readings were high. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
American Cancer Society, New York, Special Alerts, United States, Patient Response, Postattack Topic, Drugs That Often Cause Constipation, Certain Adding, Common Work Injuries, Decreases Prothrombin Time, Increases Prothrombin Time, Increases Risk of Bleeding, Increases Risk of Blood Clots, Tell If You're New!
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You've had your blood pressure checked by your doctor on two visits to her office in the last six months, and in both cases, the readings were high. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
American Cancer Society, New York, Special Alerts, United States, Patient Response, Postattack Topic, Drugs That Often Cause Constipation, Certain Adding, Common Work Injuries, Decreases Prothrombin Time, Increases Prothrombin Time, Increases Risk of Bleeding, Increases Risk of Blood Clots, Tell If You're New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Handbook of the Nutritional Contents of Foods by U.S. Department of Agriculture on page 59
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