The Carewise Guide: Self-Care from Head to Toe

by CareWise Inc., Ginny Smith (Editor), Douglas Weiss (Editor)

Whether your baby spikes a fever at 2 am or your back shoots with pain after shooting hoops all day, sometimes you need quick, convenient access to reliable medical information. The CareWise Guide: Self-Care For Lifelong Health has helped more than a million health-care consumers find the answers they need, fast. Credentialed by one of the nation's leading medical schools, The CareWise Guide provides easy-to-understand information on literally hundreds of health concerns, from head to toe.

A National Health Information Awards winner, The CareWise Guide can help you and your family decide when to apply self-care, when to seek medical care, and how to work effectively with your doctor to get the most appropriate, cost-effective and highest quality care. Easy-to-read, yes/no flowcharts get you to the appropriate level of care based on your symptoms, and the accompanying text and graphics give you the basic background you need to better understand your health concern.

Genres: Health, Self Help

448 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 1995