The Female Heart: The Truth about Women and Heart Disease
- ISBN-10
- 0688180655
- ISBN-13
- 9780688180652
- Category
- Coronary heart disease
- Pages
- 252
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2000
- Publisher
- Quill
- Authors
- Carol Colman, Marianne J. Legato
Description
This life-saving book helps women understand, avoid, and survive heart disease, the No. 1 killer of women. Vital information includes a profile of the high-risk woman, specific female considerations, how to avoid being labeled as "hysterical" by doctors, and the good news about diet and exercise.
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