Health: The Basics, The Mastering Health Edition (12th Edition)
12th Edition
ISBN: 9780134183268
Author: Rebecca J. Donatelle
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 16, Problem 1TAI
List several conditions for which you wouldn’t need to seek medical help. When would you consider each condition to be bad enough to require medical attention? How would you decide where to go for treatment?
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