Health: The Basics, The Mastering Health Edition (12th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134183268
Author: Rebecca J. Donatelle
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To discuss: an individual suffers with respiratory disorder complaints such as occasional wheezing, shortness of breath and coughing spasms.
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The musculoskeletal disorders are the clinical situations where there effect on muscles, joints and bones. These diseases are very common when the age increases. The diseases constitute tendinitis, osteoarthritis, fibromyalgia, and carpel tunnel syndrome and rheumatoid arthritis.
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