James F Fries - Take Care of Yourself

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Instructions on the abdominal-thrust maneuver for choking () have been adapted from the National Safety Council publication Family Safety and Health, Winter 19861987.

The drawing on fishhook removal from the foot () is adapted from George Hill, Outpatient Surgery (Philadelphia: Saunders, 1973).

The decision chart on alcoholism () has been adapted from J. A. Ewing, Detecting Alcoholism: The CAGE Questionnaire, Journal of the American Medical Association 252 (1984): 1905.

Information on substance abuse () has been adapted from Donald M. Vickery, Lifeplan: Your Personal Guide to Maintaining Health and Preventing Illness (Reston, VA: Vicktor, 1990).

The table on has been adapted with permission from G. J. Pfeiffer, Taking Care of Today and Tomorrow (Reston, VA: The Center for Corporate Health Promotion, 1989).

The table on has been adapted from Howard W. Ory, Mortality Associated with Fertility and Fertility Control: 1983, Family Planning Perspectives 15, no. 2 (March/April 1983).

Copyright 2017 by James F. Fries and Donald M. Vickery

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First Da Capo Press edition 2017

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Note: The information in this book is true and complete to the best of our knowledge. This book is intended only as an informative guide for those wishing to know more about health issues. In no way is this book intended to replace, countermand, or conflict with the advice given to you by your own physician. The ultimate decision concerning care should be made between you and your doctor. We strongly recommend you follow his or her advice. Information in this book is general and is offered with no guarantees on the part of the authors or Da Capo Press. The authors and publisher disclaim all liability in connection with the use of this book.

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