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Principles of Medicine and Medical Nursing
Author(s) -
J. C. Houston,
Marion G. Stockdale,
Hilary Hyde White
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1973.tb115234.x
Subject(s) - citation , psychology , computer science , world wide web
exercise break before reading the subsequent short chapters on diet, smoking and high blood pressure. The latter are sound and again reveal the author's own vast personal experience in managing patients with actual or threatened heart disease. This slim book deserves a very wide readership. Doctors, often inclined to scepticism and sometimes slow to practice what they preach, will find it difficult to fault the simple but clearly reasoned message, or to resist putting it into practice. It can be wholeheartedly recommended to our patients as we encourage them to recognise that a sensible active life style not only helps them to live longer, but also to enjoy fitter and happier lives. M.E.S.