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A body out of balance: understanding the treating Sj ögren ’ s syndrome
New York: Avery, c2003. xx, 184 p.
A Breast cancer journey: your personal guidebook
Atlanta, Ga.: American Cancer Society, c2004. xvi, 368 p.
A Caregiver ’ s guide to Alzheimer ’ s disease: 300 tips for making life easier
New York: Demos Medical Pub., c2006. xvii, 115 p. :
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A child is born: new photographs of life before birth and up-to-date advice for expectant parents
New York: Delacorte Press/S. Lawrence, c1977. 160 p.
A consumer ’ s guide to dentistry
St. Louis, Mo.: Mosby, c2002. x, 214 p.
A consumer ’ s guide to mental health services: unveiling the mysteries and secrets of psychotherapy
New York: Haworth Press, c2007. xii, 204 p. :
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A deeper shade of blue: a woman ’ s guide to recognizing and treating depression in her childbearing years
New York: Simon & Schuster Paperbacks, 2007. xii, 367 p. ;
A diabetic doctor looks at diabetes: his & yours
Pelham, Alabama: Southern Publishers Group, c1997. [2], xviii, 277, [4] p.
A dietitian ’ s cancer story: information and inspiration for recovery and healing from a 3-time cancer survivor
Ann Arbor, MI: Swan Press, c1999. ix, 53 p. ;
A gift to myself: a personal workbook and guide to healing my child within
Deerfield Beach, Fla.: Health Communications, c1990. viii, 260, [4] p.
A guide to living wills and health care proxies: how to protect your right to make crucial health care decisions
Boston, MA: Harvard Health Publications, 2003. 34 p. ;
A guide to survivorship for women with ovarian cancer
Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, c2005. x, 209 p. ;
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A guide to the polycystic ovary: its effects on health and fertility
Shrewsbury, England: tfm Publ., 2002. vi, 120 p.
A guide to understanding dietary supplements
New York: Haworth Press, c2003. xxv, 713 p.
A guide to understanding dietary supplements: magic bullets or modern snake oil?
New York: Haworth Press, c2003. xxv, 713 p.
A Healing touch: true stories of life, death, and hospice
Camden, Me.: Down East: Distributed to the trade by National Book Network, c2008. x, 186 p.
A hospital handbook on multiculturalism and religion
Newtown, NSW, Australia: Millennium Books, 1993. vii, 88 p. ;
A hospital handbook on multiculturalism and religion
Harrisburg, PA: Morehouse Pub., c2005. xiv, 130 p. ;
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A mind of its own: Tourette ’ s syndrome: a story and a guide
New York: Oxford University Press, 1994. ix, [3], 174 p.
A mood apart: the thinker ’ s guide to emotion and its disorders
New York: HarperPerennial, 1998. xx, 363 p.
A patient ’ s guide to dental implants
Omaha, Neb.: Addicus Books, c2003. xii, 114 p., [2] p. of plates
A patient ’ s handbook on cholesterol disorders: practical guidelines for managing your blood cholesterol levels
Newtown, Pa.: Handbooks in Health Care Co., c2000. 112 p.
A patient ’ s voice
New York: iUniverse, c2009. xv, 235 p. ;
A personal guide to living with progressive memory loss
London; Philadelphia: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2007. 158 p. :
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A random act an inspiring true story of fighting to survive and choosing to forgive
New York: William Morrow, c2005. xii, 313 p.
A seat on the aisle, please!: the essential guide to urinary tract problems in women
New York: Copernicus Books/Springer, c2006. xiv, 413 p.
A simple guide to thyroid disorders: from diagnosis to treatment
Omaha, Neb.: Addicus Books, c2004. viii, 148 p.
A taste of the good life: a cookbook for an interstitial cystitis diet
Tustin, CA: Freeman Family Trust Publications, 1998. x, 239 p.
A time to die: the place for physician assistance
New Haven: Yale University Press, c1999. xi, 268 p. ;
A touch of diabetes: a straightforward guide for people who have type II, noninsulin-dependent diabetes
Minneapolis: Chronimed Publishing, c1995. viii, 144, [5] p. ;
A user ’ s guide to the brain: perception, attention, and the four theaters of the brain
New York: Pantheon Books, c2001. 404 p.
A woman ’ s concise guide to common medical tests
New Brunswick, N.J.: Rutgers University Press, c2005. vi, 175 p. ;
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A woman ’ s guide to heart attack recovery: how to survive, thrive, and protect your heart
Lanham, Md.: M. Evans, 2007. xiii, 183 p. ;
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A woman ’ s guide to sleep disorders
New York: McGraw-Hill, c2004. xx, 316 p. :
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A woman ’ s guide to urinary incontinence
Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008. ix, 184 p. :
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A woman doctor ’ s guide to osteoporosis: essential facts and up-to-the minute information on the prevention, treatment, and reversal of bone loss
New York: Hyperion, c1995. [2], xii, 128, [1] p.
A year to live: how to live this year as if it were your last
Thorndike, Maine: G.K. Hall, 1998, c1997. 224 p. (large print) ;
A-Z common symptom answer guide
New York: McGraw-Hill Medical Pub. Division, c2004. xvii, 219 p. ;
A-Z guide to drug-herb-vitamin interactions: improve your health and avoid side effects when using common medications and natural supplements together
New York: Three Rivers Press, c2006. xxviii, 338 p. ;
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AARP guide to pills: essential information on more than 1,200 prescription and nonprescription medicines, including generics
New York: Sterling Pub., c2006. xxxvii, 981 p. :
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ABC ’ s of the human mind: a family answer book
Pleasantville, N.Y.: Reader ’ s Digest Association, c1990. 336 p.
About what was lost: 20 writers on miscarriage, healing, and hope
New York: Penguin, c2007. xx, 266 p. ;
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Action plan for arthritis
Champaign, Ill.: Human Kinetics, c2003. xiv, 201 p. :
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Action plan for high blood pressure
Champaign, Ill.: Human Kinetics, c2006. xiii, 185 p. :
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Action plan for menopause
Champaign, Ill.: Human Kinetics, c2005. vi, 224 p. :
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Action plan for osteoporosis
Champaign, Ill.: Human Kinetics, c2005. x, 195 p. :
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Active wellness: feel good for life
New York, NY: Avery, c2003. xvii, 251 p.
ADD in the workplace: choices, changes, and challenges
Bristol, Pa.: Brunner/Mazel, c1997. viii, 248 p. ;
Adolescents with limb loss: a handbook for adolescents and their families
Grand Rapids, Mich.: Area Child Amputee Center, c1990. [4], 39 p.
Adoption resource book
New York: HarperPerennial, c1998. xv, 576 p. ;
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Adult leukemia: a comprehensive guide for patients and families
Beijing; Cambridge [Mass.]: O ’ Reilly, c2001. xxii, 512 p.
Aerobic walking: the weight-loss exercise: a complete program to reduce weight, stress, and hypertension
New York: John Wiley & Sons, c1995. vii, 232 p.
Affairs in order: a complete resource guide to death and dying
New York: Toronto: Collier Books; Maxwell Macmillan Canada, 1993. x, viii, 315 p
African-American guide to hepatitis C
Chicago, Ill.: Hilton Pub. Co., c2005. ix, 171 p. :
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After a stroke: 300 tips for making life easier
New York, NY, USA: Demos, c2005. xxi, 136 p. :
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After breast cancer: a common-sense guide to life after treatment
New York: Bantam Books, c2003. xiii, 302 p. ;
After cancer treatment: heal faster, better, stronger
Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2006. x, 269 p. ;
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After the cure: the untold stories of breast cancer survivors
New York: New York University Press, c2008. xi, 183 p. ;
Age well!
Cleveland, Ohio: Cleveland Clinic Press, c2007. v, 186 p. :
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AiA gluten and dairy free cookbook
London: Jessica Kingsley, 2002. 400 p
AIDS in the workplace: manual
San Francisco, Calif.: San Francisco AIDS Foundation, 1990. 53 p. ;
AIDS, trading fears for facts: a guide for young people
Yonkers, N.Y.: Consumers Reports Books, 1991. xi, 196 p.
Alcohol and drugs are women ’ s issues
Metuchen, N.J.: Women ’ s Action Alliance: Scarecrow Press, 1991. 2 v.
Alcoholism, the facts
Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press, 2000. xii, 163 p. ;
Alimentos que luchan contra las enfermedades card íacas: una gu ía nutricional para mantener sano el corazón
New York: Rayo, c2006. xx, 264 p. ;
All about asthma: stop suffering and start living
New York; London: Insight Books, Plenum Press, c1997. xvii, 234 p.
All about bone: an owner ’ s manual
New York: Demos Medical Publishing, c1998. xi, 206 p.
All about chromium picolinate
Garden City Park, N.Y.: Avery Pub. Group, c1999. 91 p. ;
All about garlic
Garden City Park, N.Y.: Avery, c1998. 96 p. ;
All about ginseng.
Garden City Park, N.Y.: Maidstone: Avery; Amalgamated Book Services, 1999. 94 p. ;
All about glucosamine & chondroitin.
Garden City Park, N.Y.: Avery, 1998. 96 p. ;
All about green tea.
Garden City Park, N.Y.: Maidstone: Avery; Amalgamated Book Services, 1999. 96 p. ;
All about hip replacement: a patient ’ s guide
Melbourne; New York: Oxford University Press, 1998. xii, 179 p.
All about joints: a maintenance guide
New York: DEMOS, c2002. xix, 248 p.
All about muscle: a user ’ s guide
New York: Demos, c2000. xix, 195 p.
All about prostate cancer
South Melbourne; Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000. xvi, 136 p.
All about saw palmetto and prostate health
Garden City Park, N.Y.: Avery, 1999. 95 p. ;
All you need to know about joint surgery: preparing for surgery, recovery and an active new lifestyle
Atlanta, GA: Arthritis Foundation, c2002. xxi, 235 p.
Allergies & your family
New York: Sterling Publishing Company, c1980. 352 p.
Allergies sourcebook: basic information about major forms and mechanisms of common allergic reactions, sensitivities, and intolerances including anaphylaxis, asthma, hives and other dermatologic symptoms, rhinitis, and sinusitis, along with their usu
Detroit: Omnigraphics, c1997. xi, 611 p.
Allergy & asthma relief: featuring the breathe easy plan: seven steps to allergen resistance
Pleasantville, N.Y.: Reader ’ s Digest Association, c2004. 287 p. :
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Alternative and complementary diabetes care: how to combine natural and traditional therapies
New York: Wiley, 2000. xii, 244 p.
Alternative health & medicine encyclopedia: the authoritative guide to holistic & nontraditional health practices
New York: Gale Research, an International Thomson Publishing Company, c1995. xxiii, 376 p.
Alternative Medicine Magazine ’ s Definitive guide to sleep disorders: 7 smart ways to help you get a good night ’ s rest
Berkeley, CA: Celestial Arts, c2007. vi, 264 p. :
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Alternative medicine sourcebook: basic consumer health information about alternatives to conventional medicine, including acupressure, acupuncture, aromatherapy, ayurveda, bioelectromagnetics, environmental medicine, essence therapy, food and nutriti
Detroit, MI: Omnigraphics, c1999. xiii, 737 p.
Alternative medicine: an objective assessment
Chicago, Ill.: American Medical Association, c2000. xii, 605 p.
Alternative treatments for fibromyalgia & chronic fatigue syndrome
Alameda CA: Hunter House, c2007. xiv, 304 p. :
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Alternative treatments for fibromyalgia & chronic fatigue syndrome: insights from practitioners and patients
Alameda, CA: Berkeley, CA: Hunter House; Publishers Group West [distributor], c1999. xiv, 270 p. ;
Alternatives in cancer therapy: the complete guide to non-traditional treatments
New York: Simon & Schuster, c1994. 304 p. ;
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Always my grandpa: a story for children about Alzheimer ’ s disease
Washington, D.C.: Magination Press, c2006. 48 p.
Alzheimer ’ s action plan: the experts ’ guide to the best diagnosis and treatment for memory problems
New York: St. Martin ’ s Press, 2008. xix, 470 p. ;
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Alzheimer ’ s activities that stimulate the mind
New York: McGraw-Hill, c2005. xxii, 214 p. :
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Alzheimer ’ s answer: reduce your risk and keep your brain healthy
Hoboken, N.J.: John Wiley & Sons, c2008. xii, 308 p. :
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Alzheimer ’ s disease
Buffalo, N.Y.: Firefly Books, 2003. x, 220 p.
Alzheimer ’ s disease: the dignity within: a handbook for caregivers, family, and friends
New York: Demos Medical Pub., c2006. xx, 133 p. :
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Alzheimer ’ s from the inside out
Baltimore: Health Professions Press, c2007. xxi, 255 p. :
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America ’ s top doctors for cancer: America ’ s trusted source for identifying top doctors
New York: Castle Connolly Medical Ltd., 2007-2008. xxiii, 648 p. ;
American Cancer Society ’ s complete guide to colorectal cancer
Atlanta, Ga.: American Cancer Society, c2006. xxv, 418 p. :
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American Cancer Society ’ s Guide to complementary and alternative cancer methods.
Atlanta, GA: American Cancer Society, 2000. x, 438 p.
American Cancer Society ’ s guide to pain control: understanding and managing cancer pain
Atlanta, Ga.: American Cancer Society, c2004. xiii, 241 p. :
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American Cancer Society complete guide to nutrition for cancer survivors: eating well, staying well during and after cancer
Atlanta, Ga.: American Cancer Society, c2010. xviii, 352 p.
American College of Physicians home medical guide to prostate problems
New York: Dorling Kindersley Pub., 2000. 96 p.
American College of Physicians home medical guide to thyroid problems
New York: Dorling Kindersley Pub., 2000. 72 p.
American Diabetes Association complete guide to diabetes.
Alexandria, VA: American Diabetes Association, c2005. xii, 554 p. :
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American Diabetes Association complete guide to diabetes: the ultimate home diabetes reference
Alexandria, Va: American Diabetes Association, c1999. ix, 506 p.
American Diabetes Association special celebrations and parties cookbook
New York: Prentice Hall Press, c1989. 243 p.
American Dietetic Association complete food and nutrition guide
Hoboken, N.J.: John Wiley & Sons, c2006. xii, 676 p.
American Dietetic Association complete food and nutrition guide
Hoboken, N.J.: John Wiley & Sons, c2002. xii, 658 p. :
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American Dietetic Association guide to better digestion
New York, NY: J. Wiley & Sons, c2003. vi, 249 p. :
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American Heart Association ’ s your heart, an owner ’ s manual.
Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice Hall, c1995. xvi, 368 p.
American Heart Association low-salt cookbook: a complete guide to reducing sodium and fat in your diet
New York: Clarkson Potter, c2006. xxi, 329 p.
American Medical Association family medical guide
Hoboken, N.J.: John Wiley & Sons, c2004. xiv, 1184 p. :
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American Medical Association guide to preventing and treating heart disease: essential information you and your family need to know about having a healthy heart
Hoboken, N.J.: J. Wiley, c2008. viii, 328 p. :
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American Medical Association guide to talking to your doctor
New York: Wiley, c2001. xi, 244 p. :
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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
New York: Demos Medical Pub., c2005. x, 246 p. :
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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a guide for patients and families
New York: Demos, c2001. xiii, 451 p.
An Active partnership for the health of your heart: [workbook]
Dallas, Tex.: American Heart Association, 2002. 100, [2] p.
An aspirin a day: what you can do to prevent heart attack, stroke, and cancer
New York: Hyperion, c1993. xiv, 177 p. ;
An insider ’ s guide to better nursing home care: 75 tips you should know
Amherst, N.Y.: Prometheus Books, 2009. 222 p. ;
An unfit mother: how to get your health, shape and sanity back after childbirth
London: Collins, 2008. 256 p.
Anatomical chart series a comprehensive collection of classic anatomical charts in a new desk size version
Skokie, Ill.: Anatomical Chart Co., [1991] 1 flip chart (33 leaves)
Anatomy & pathology: the world ’ s best anatomical charts
Skokie, IL: Anatomical Chart Co., c2005. 55 leaves of plates
Anatomy of an illness as perceived by the patient: reflections on healing and regeneration
Toronto; New York: Bantam Books, 1981, c1979. 173 p. ;
Anesthesia fact book: everything you need to know before surgery
Cambridge, Mass.: Perseus, 2003. xv, 237 p.
Angel threads: inspirational stories of how angels weave the tapestry of our lives
Hollywood, Fla.: Frederick Fell Publishers, 2000. xviii, 178 p. ;
Angry gut: coping with colitis and Crohn ’ s disease
New York: Plenum Press, c1993. xiv, 350 p.
Ankylosing spondylitis
Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press, 2002. 193 p.
Anti-aging medicines
London [England]: [S.l.]: Watkins Pub.; Distributed in the U.S.A. and Canada by Publishers Group West, c2005. vii, 184 p. ;
Anti-anxiety workbook: proven strategies to overcome worry, phobias, panic, and obsessions
New York: Guilford Press, c2009. x, 261 p. :
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Antidepressant solution: a step-by-step guide to safely overcoming antidepressant withdrawal, dependence, and " addiction "
New York: Free Press, c2005. xiv, 257 p.
Antidepressant survival program: how to beat the side effects and enhance the benefits of your medication
New York: Crown Publishers, 2000. x, 292 p. ;
Anxiety & phobia workbook
Oakland, Calif.: New Harbinger, c2005. xii, 432 p. ;
Anxiety cure: an eight-step program for getting well
Hoboken, N.J.: John Wiley, c2003. xvi, 256 p. :
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Anybody ’ s sports medicine book: the complete guide to quick recovery from injuries
Berkeley: Ten Speed Press, c2000. 329 p.
Aphasia handbook: a guide for stroke and brain injury survivors and their families
New York: National Aphasia Association, c2004. 178 p.
Aquatic exercise therapy
Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders Company, c1996. xx, [2], 320 p.
Aquatic rehabilitation
Philadelphia: Lippincott, c1997. xiv, 417 p.
Are you sure it ’ s arthritis?: a guide to soft-tissue rheumatism
New York; Scarborough, Ontario: A Plume Book, New American Library, 1986, c1985. xi, [3], 223, [3] p.
Around the clock with C.O.P.D.: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: helpful hints for respiratory patients
[Connecticut]: American Lung Association of Connecticut, [c1994]. [2], 30 p.
Art of cooking for the diabetic
New York, NY: New American Library, 1989, c1988. xvii, 443 p. ;
Arthritis bible: a comprehensive guide to alternative therapies and conventional treatments for arthritic diseases
Rochester, Vt.: Healing Arts Press, c1999. xix, 244 p. ;
Arthritis breakthrough: revolutions in research & treatment: NIH clinical trials of the new therapy
New York: M. Evans and Company, c1993. 276 p. ;
Arthritis cure fitness solution
Washington, DC: Lanham, MD: LifeLine Press; Distributed to the trade by National Book Network, c1999. 173 p.
Arthritis cure: the medical miracle that can halt, reverse, and may even cure osteoarthritis
New York: St. Martin ’ s Press, 1997. xvi, 203 p.
Arthritis drugs and more: an A to Z guide from the editors of Arthritis today
Atlanta, GA: Arthritis Foundation, c2004. 350 p. ;
Arthritis Foundation ’ s guide to alternative therapies
Atlanta, GA: Arthritis Foundation, c1999. xvii, 285 p.
Arthritis Foundation ’ s guide to good living with fibromyalgia.
Atlanta, GA: Arthritis Foundation, c2001. x, 206 p.
Arthritis Foundation ’ s guide to good living with rheumatoid arthritis.
Atlanta, GA: Arthritis Foundation, c2004. ix, 218 p.
Arthritis helpbook: a tested self-management program for coping with arthritis and fibromyalgia
Cambridge, MA: Da Capo Press, c2006. xiii, 386 p. :
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Arthritis helpbook: a tested self-management program for coping with arthritis and fibromyalgia
Cambridge, Mass.: Perseus Books, c2000. xiii, 367 p.
Arthritis sourcebook: basic consumer health information about specific forms of arthritis and related disorders, including rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, gout, polymyalgia rheumatica, psoriatic arthritis, spondyloarthropathies, juvenile rheuma
Detroit: Omnigraphics, c1999. xii, 550 p.
Arthritis sourcebook: everything you need to know about the major types of arthritis and their treatments, building your treatment team, medications and alternative therapies, exercise and nutrition, sleep problems and sex, assistive devices
Los Angeles: Chicago: Lowell House; Contemporary Books, c1998. xvii, 232 p.
Arthritis.
Baltimore, Md.: New York: Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions; Medletter Associates,. v.
Arthritis: a take care of yourself health guide for understanding your arthritis
Reading, Mass.: Addison-Wesley, 1996, c1995. xvi, 319 p.
Arthritis: a take care of yourself health guide for understanding your arthritis
Reading, MA: Perseus Books, 1999. xvii, 286 p.
Arthritis: reducing your risk
New York: Bantam Books, c1992. xiii, 176 p.
Arthritis: what exercises work
New York: St. Martin ’ s Press, 1993. xviii, [1], 200 p.
Arthritis: what works
New York: St. Martin ’ s Press, c1989. xvi, 475, [2] p. ;
Arthritis: your complete exercise guide
Champaign, Ill.; Leeds: Human Kinetics, c1993. xiv, 138 p.
Artificial happiness: the dark side of the new happy class
New York: Carroll & Graf, 2007. 343 p. ;
Ask the doctor: hypertension
Kansas City, [Mo.]: Andrews and McMeel, a Universal Press Syndicate company, c1995. xiv, 120 p.
Assisted ventilation at home: a practical guide
Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press, 1994. 100 p.
Asthma self-help book: how to live a normal life in spite of your condition
Rocklin, Calif.: Prima Publishing, 1992. xv, 271, [1] p.
Asthma sourcebook
New York: McGraw-Hill, c2007. xvi, 254 p. :
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Asthma sourcebook: basic consumer health information about asthma, including symptoms, traditional and nontraditional remedies ...
Detroit, MI: Omnigraphics, c2000. xiii, 627 p.
Asthma sourcebook: everything you need to know
Los Angeles: Lowell House, c1998. xxii, 224 p.
Asthma: breathe again naturally and reclaim your life
New York: St. Martin ’ s Griffin, 1997. xvii, 334 p.
Authoritative guide to self-help resources in mental health
New York: Guilford Press, c2003. xii, 468 p. ;
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