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primary care provider. Walk-ins often have a longer wait than a scheduled appointment at their own ... provide emergency care. In many cases, they are like a walk-in healthcare provider's office. The ... urgent-care centers;offsite treatment facilities;offsite health care options;retail store sites ... advantages;retail store sites disadvantages;Ambulatory surgery centers advantages;ambulatory surgery

Clinical Trials: Should You Participate?

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Understanding Cancer Research Studies

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Cancer: Clinical Trials Research

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Walking Pneumonia in Children

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Major Depression in Teens

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Clinical Pathology Overview

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Preparing Your Teen for Surgery

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Boosting Your Mental Health

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Preparing the Infant for Surgery

, education, and explanations. But recognizing what is stressful to babies can guide you in planning ... for your baby's surgery. Things that are stressful to babies in the hospital may include ... preoperative clinic;child and surgery;baby;P03033

How to Use Crutches on Stairs, Through Doorways, and In and Out of Cars

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Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia (ALL): Treatment Choices

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Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: Open Repair

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About Cancer Clinical Trials

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A Sample Walking Program

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Open Mitral Valve Repair

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Visiting a Sleep Clinic

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Walking for Fitness

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Understanding the Health Belief Model—A Primer for Healthcare Providers

Staff Ed Health Belief Model ... models can all be helpful in determining a patient’s readiness to change. Understanding the Health ... , health beliefs, and stages of change models can all be helpful in determining a patient’s readiness to ... 84999;Understanding the health belief model- a primer for healthcare providers;understanding the health belief model;health belief model;staff education

Mental Health

clinical care by a physician or other healthcare professional. Listed in the directory below are some ... Detailed information on mental health and women, including information on managing stress ... mental health women, womens mental health, managing stress, depression in women, domestic violence


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