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Martine Ehrenclou

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Martine Ehrenclou, M.A., is an award-winning author, patient advocate and
speaker.

In her newest health book, The Take-Charge Patient: How You Can Get The Best
Medical Care (Lemon Grove Press, May 15, 2012), Martine
empowers readers to become proactive and effective
participants in their own health care. Her mission is to empower people to be effective advocates for themselves and others.
Through her books, articles, blog, and lectures, Martine Ehrenclou
reveals insider information on how to interact effectively with medical
professionals and navigate the health care system.

Six months into her research for The Take-Charge Patient, Martine
developed debilitating, chronic pain that lasted sixteen months and
used every strategy in her new book. She ...more

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The Take-Charge Patient: How You Can Get the Best Medical Care
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Martine Ehrenclou (Goodreads Author),

Shirin Towfigh (Introduction)

3.95 avg rating — 37 ratings — published 2012 — 6 editions

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