Where There is no Doctor

Where There is no Doctor

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Cover and Front Matter
Table of Contents and Introduction
Chapter 1 - Home Cures and Popular Beliefs
Chapter 2 - Sicknesses That Are Often Confused
Chapter 3 - How to Examine a Sick Person
Chapter 4 - How to Take Care of a Sick Person
Chapter 5 - Healing without Medicines
Chapter 6 - Right and Wrongs Uses of Modern Medicines
Chapter 7 - Antibiotics: What They are and How to Use Them
Chapter 8 - How to Measure and Give Medicine
Chapter 9 - Instructions and Precautions for Injections
Chapter 10 - First Aid
Chapter 11 - Nutrition: What to Eat to Be Healthy
Chapter 12 - Prevention: How to Avoid Many Sicknesses
Chapter 13 - Some Very Common Sicknesses
Chapter 14 - Serious Illnesses That Need Special Medical Attention
Chapter 15 - Skin Problems
Chapter 16 - The Eyes
Chapter 17 - The Teeth, Gums, and Mouth
Chapter 18 - The Urinary System and the Genitals
Chapter 19 - Information for Mothers and Midwives
Chapter 20 - Family Planning - Having the Number of Children You Want
Chapter 21 - Health and Sicknesses of Children
Chapter 22 - Health and Sicknesses of Older People
Chapter 23 - The Medicine Kit
Index
Back Matter
Added Topics
Uses, Dosage, and Precautions
Vocabulary
Index