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Shop Stanford Health Library's bookstore to find health books that will give you scientifically based medical information. The recommended books are arranged by health topic. Buy them from the online bookstore and sit back and relax! Click on a title to learn more about a book or to buy it.

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Demographic Groups: Children's Health | Men's Health | Senior Health | Women's Health

Body Systems: Blood & Lymphatic Systems | Cardiovascular | Dental & Oral | Digestive | Ears, Nose & Throat | Endocrine | Eyes | Musculoskeletal | Nervous | Respiratory | Skin & Connective Tissue | Urinary

Specific Diseases/Disorders: Allergy | Arthritis | Cancer | Diabetes | Infections | Metabolic Disorders

Health & Wellness: Exercise & Sports Medicine | General Health | Mental Health | Nutrition

Other Topics: Stanford Authors | Complementary Medicine | Genetics | Healing


Stanford Authors

American Way of Life Need Not Be Hazardous to Your Health, rev ed. John W Farquhar. Addison Wesley, ISBN: 0201121867
Arthritis: A Take Care of Yourself Health Guide for Understanding Your Arthritis, 5th ed. James F Fries. Perseus Book Group, ISBN: 0738202258
Arthritis Helpbook: A Tested Self-Management Program for Coping with Arthritis and Fibromyalgia, 5th ed. Kate Lorig, James F Fries, Maureen R Gecht. HarperCollins Pub., ISBN: 073820224x
Cardiovascular Cure: How to Strengthen Your Self Defense Against Heart Attack and Stroke. John P Cooke, Judith Zimmer. Broadway Press, ISBN: 0767908821
Diagnosis: Heart Disease: Answers to Your Questions about Recovery and Lasting Health. John W Farquhar, Gene A. Spiller. W.W. Norton & Co., ISBN: 0393322351
Effects of Estrogen on Brain Function. Natalie S Rasgon. Johns Hopkins University Press, ISBN: 0801882826
How to Reduce Your Risk of Heart Disease. John W Farquhar. Stanford Center for Research, ISBN: 1885274033
Living a Healthy Life with Chronic Conditions: Self-Management of Heart Disease, Arthritis, Diabetes, Asthma, Bronchitis, Emphysema & Others, 3rd ed. Kate Lorig, ed. Bull Pub., ISBN: 1933503017
Primate’s Memoir: A Neuroscientist’s Unconventional Life Among the Baboons. Robert M Sapolsky. Scribner, ISBN: 0743202414
Syndrome X, the Silent Killer: The New Heart Disease Risk. Gerald M Reaven, Terry Kristen Strom, Barry Fox. Fireside Press, ISBN: 0684868636
Take Care of Yourself: The Complete Illustrated Guide to Medical Self-Care 7th ed. James F Fries, Donald M Vickery. Perseus Publishing, ISBN: 0738203068
Trouble With Testosterone: And Other Essays On The Biology Of The Human Predicament. Robert M Sapolsky. Scribner, ISBN: 0684838915
Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers, 3rd ed. Robert M Sapolsky. W.H. Freeman & Co., ISBN: 0805073698


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