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Healing Politics

A Doctor’s Journey into the Heart of Our Political Epidemic

by Abdul El-Sayed ...

Narrated by Abdul El-Sayed, Ady Barkan ...

Unabridged

10 hours 1 min

A child of immigrants, Abdul El-Sayed grew up feeling a responsibility to help others. He threw himself into the study of medicine and excelled—winning a Rhodes Scholarship, earning two advanced degrees, and landing a tenure-track position at Columbia University. At age thirty, he became the youngest city health official in America, tasked with rebuilding Detroit’s health department after years of ... Read more

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A child of immigrants, Abdul El-Sayed grew up feeling a responsibility to help others. He threw himself into the study of medicine and excelled—winning a Rhodes Scholarship, earning two advanced degrees, and landing a tenure-track position at Columbia University. At age thirty, he became the youngest city health official in America, tasked with rebuilding Detroit’s health department after years of
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Medieval Bodies

Life and Death in the Middle Ages

by Jack Hartnell ...

Narrated by Michael Page ...

Unabridged

8 hours 26 min

Just like us, medieval men and women worried about growing old, got blisters and indigestion, fell in love, and had children. And yet their lives were full of miraculous and richly metaphorical experiences radically different from our own, unfolding in a world where deadly wounds might be healed overnight by divine intervention, or where the heart of a king, plucked from his corpse, could be held ... Read more

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Just like us, medieval men and women worried about growing old, got blisters and indigestion, fell in love, and had children. And yet their lives were full of miraculous and richly metaphorical experiences radically different from our own, unfolding in a world where deadly wounds might be healed overnight by divine intervention, or where the heart of a king, plucked from his corpse, could be held
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The Poisoner's Handbook

Murder and the Birth of Forensic Medicine in Jazz Age New York

by Deborah Blum ...

Narrated by Coleen Marlo ...

Unabridged

9 hours 14 min

Deborah Blum, writing with the high style and skill for suspense that is characteristic of the very best mystery fiction, shares the untold story of how poison rocked Jazz Age New York City. In The Poisoner's Handbook, Blum draws from highly original research to track the fascinating, perilous days when a pair of forensic scientists began their trailblazing chemical detective work, fighting to end ... Read more

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Deborah Blum, writing with the high style and skill for suspense that is characteristic of the very best mystery fiction, shares the untold story of how poison rocked Jazz Age New York City. In The Poisoner's Handbook, Blum draws from highly original research to track the fascinating, perilous days when a pair of forensic scientists began their trailblazing chemical detective work, fighting to end
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Medicare for All

A Citizen's Guide

by Abdul El-Sayed, Micah Johnson ...

Narrated by Christopher Grove ...

Unabridged

8 hours 36 min

A citizen's guide to America's most debated policy-in-waiting.There are few issues as consequential in the lives of Americans as health care—and few issues more politically vexing. Every single American will interact with the health care system at some point in their lives, and most people will find that interaction less than satisfactory. And yet for every dollar spent in our economy, nineteen ... Read more

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A citizen's guide to America's most debated policy-in-waiting.There are few issues as consequential in the lives of Americans as health care—and few issues more politically vexing. Every single American will interact with the health care system at some point in their lives, and most people will find that interaction less than satisfactory. And yet for every dollar spent in our economy, nineteen
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Stiff

The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers

by Mary Roach ...

Narrated by Shelly Frasier ...

Unabridged

8 hours

An oddly compelling, often hilarious exploration of the strange lives of our bodies postmortem.For 2,000 years, cadavers—some willingly, some unwittingly—have been involved in science's boldest strides and weirdest undertakings. They've tested France's first guillotines, ridden the NASA Space Shuttle, been crucified in a Parisian laboratory to test the authenticity of the Shroud of Turin, and ... Read more

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An oddly compelling, often hilarious exploration of the strange lives of our bodies postmortem.For 2,000 years, cadavers—some willingly, some unwittingly—have been involved in science's boldest strides and weirdest undertakings. They've tested France's first guillotines, ridden the NASA Space Shuttle, been crucified in a Parisian laboratory to test the authenticity of the Shroud of Turin, and
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The Song of the Cell

An Exploration of Medicine and the New Human

by Siddhartha Mukherjee ...

Narrated by Dennis Boutsikaris ...

Unabridged

16 hours 3 min

Winner of the PROSE Award for Excellence in Biological and Life Sciences and the Chautauqua Prize!Named a New York Times Notable Book and a Best Book of the Year by The Economist, Oprah Daily, BookPage, Book Riot, the New York Public Library, and more!In The Song of the Cell, the extraordinary author of the Pulitzer Prize–winning The Emperor of All Maladies and the #1 New York Times</... ... Read more

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Winner of the PROSE Award for Excellence in Biological and Life Sciences and the Chautauqua Prize!Named a New York Times Notable Book and a Best Book of the Year by The Economist, Oprah Daily, BookPage, Book Riot, the New York Public Library, and more!In The Song of the Cell, the extraordinary author of the Pulitzer Prize–winning The Emperor of All Maladies and the #1 New York Times</...
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The Ghost Map

by Steven Johnson ...

Narrated by Alan Sklar ...

Unabridged

8 hours 38 min

A thrilling historical account of the worst cholera outbreak in Victorian London-and a brilliant exploration of how Dr. John Snow's solution revolutionized the way we think about disease, cities, science, and the modern world.From the dynamic thinker routinely compared to Malcolm Gladwell, E. O. Wilson, and James Gleick, The Ghost Map is a riveting page-turner with a real-life historical hero that ... Read more

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A thrilling historical account of the worst cholera outbreak in Victorian London-and a brilliant exploration of how Dr. John Snow's solution revolutionized the way we think about disease, cities, science, and the modern world.From the dynamic thinker routinely compared to Malcolm Gladwell, E. O. Wilson, and James Gleick, The Ghost Map is a riveting page-turner with a real-life historical hero that
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A Midwife’s Tale

The Life of Martha Ballard, Based on Her Diary, 1785-1812

by Laurel Thatcher Ulrich ...

Narrated by Susan Ericksen ...

Unabridged

15 hours 42 min

Drawing on the diaries of one woman in eighteenth-century Maine, this intimate history illuminates the medical practices, household economies, religious rivalries, and sexual mores of the New England frontier.Between 1785 and 1812, a midwife and healer named Martha Ballard kept a diary that recorded her arduous work (in twenty-seven years she attended 816 births) as well as her domestic life in ... Read more

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Drawing on the diaries of one woman in eighteenth-century Maine, this intimate history illuminates the medical practices, household economies, religious rivalries, and sexual mores of the New England frontier.Between 1785 and 1812, a midwife and healer named Martha Ballard kept a diary that recorded her arduous work (in twenty-seven years she attended 816 births) as well as her domestic life in
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The Social Transformation of American Medicine

The Rise of a Sovereign Profession and the Making of a Vast Industry

by Paul Starr ...

Narrated by Sean Runnette ...

Unabridged

24 hours 5 min

Considered the definitive history of the American healthcare system, The Social Transformation of American Medicine examines how the roles of doctors, hospitals, health plans, and government programs have evolved over the last two and a half centuries. How did the financially insecure medical profession of the nineteenth century become a most prosperous one in the twentieth century? Why was ... Read more

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Considered the definitive history of the American healthcare system, The Social Transformation of American Medicine examines how the roles of doctors, hospitals, health plans, and government programs have evolved over the last two and a half centuries. How did the financially insecure medical profession of the nineteenth century become a most prosperous one in the twentieth century? Why was
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The Urge

Our History of Addiction

by Carl Erik Fisher ...

Narrated by Mark Deakins ...

Unabridged

11 hours 20 min

**Named a Best Book of the Year by The New Yorker and The Boston GlobeAn authoritative, illuminating, and deeply humane history of addiction—a phenomenon that remains baffling and deeply misunderstood despite having touched countless lives—by an addiction psychiatrist striving to understand his own family and himself**“Carl Erik Fisher’s The Urge is the best-written and most incisive book I’ve ... Read more

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**Named a Best Book of the Year by The New Yorker and The Boston GlobeAn authoritative, illuminating, and deeply humane history of addiction—a phenomenon that remains baffling and deeply misunderstood despite having touched countless lives—by an addiction psychiatrist striving to understand his own family and himself**“Carl Erik Fisher’s The Urge is the best-written and most incisive book I’ve
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Vaccines, Autoimmunity, and the Changing Nature of Childhood Illness

by Sally Fallon Morell, Dr. Thomas Cowan MD ...

Narrated by Madison Niederhauser ...

Unabridged

4 hours 17 min

One Doctor’s Surprising Answer to the Epidemic of Autoimmunity and Chronic DiseaseOver the past fifty years, rates of autoimmunity and chronic disease have exploded: currently 1 in 2.5 American children has an allergy, 1 in 11 has asthma, 1 in 13 has severe food allergies, and 1 in 36 has autism. While some attribute this rise to increased awareness and diagnosis, Thomas Cowan, MD, argues for a ... Read more

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One Doctor’s Surprising Answer to the Epidemic of Autoimmunity and Chronic DiseaseOver the past fifty years, rates of autoimmunity and chronic disease have exploded: currently 1 in 2.5 American children has an allergy, 1 in 11 has asthma, 1 in 13 has severe food allergies, and 1 in 36 has autism. While some attribute this rise to increased awareness and diagnosis, Thomas Cowan, MD, argues for a
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Medical Downfall of the Tudors

Sex, Reproduction & Succession

by Sylvia Barbara Soberton ...

Narrated by Christine Rendel ...

Unabridged

10 hours 12 min

The Tudor dynasty died out because there was no heir of Elizabeth I's body to succeed her. Henry VIII, despite his six marriages, had produced no legitimate son who would live into old age. Three of the reigning Tudors (Edward VI, Mary I, and Elizabeth I) died without heirs apparent, the most tragic case being that of Mary Tudor, who went through two recorded cases of phantom pregnancy. If it were ... Read more

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The Tudor dynasty died out because there was no heir of Elizabeth I's body to succeed her. Henry VIII, despite his six marriages, had produced no legitimate son who would live into old age. Three of the reigning Tudors (Edward VI, Mary I, and Elizabeth I) died without heirs apparent, the most tragic case being that of Mary Tudor, who went through two recorded cases of phantom pregnancy. If it were
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Dr. Mary's Monkey

How the Unsolved Murder of a Doctor, a Secret Laboratory in New Orleans and Cancer-Causing Monkey Viruses Are Linked to Lee Harvey Oswald, the JFK Assassination and Emerging Global Epidemics

by Edward T. Haslam ...

Narrated by Jim Meskimen ...

Unabridged

9 hours 53 min

The 1964 murder of a nationally known cancer researcher sets the stagefor this gripping exposé of medical professionals enmeshed in covertgovernment operations over the course of three decades. Following atrail of police records, FBI files, cancer statistics, and medicaljournals, this revealing book presents evidence of a web of medicalsecret-keeping that began with the handling of evidence in the ... Read more

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The 1964 murder of a nationally known cancer researcher sets the stagefor this gripping exposé of medical professionals enmeshed in covertgovernment operations over the course of three decades. Following atrail of police records, FBI files, cancer statistics, and medicaljournals, this revealing book presents evidence of a web of medicalsecret-keeping that began with the handling of evidence in the
... Read more
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Treat Your Own Back

by Robin McKenzie OBE CNZM ...

Narrated by Catherine Popert ...

Unabridged

2 hours 46 min

This patient handbook provides an easy-to-follow self-treatment plan to quickly and effectively diagnose, alleviate, treat and manage debilitating back and related pains, even for the long-term sufferer. First in the best-selling " Treat Your Own" Series, written by internationally-acclaimed Physiotherapist Robin Mckenzie OBE CNZM, this book distils the essence of the McKenzie method(R) of ... Read more

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This patient handbook provides an easy-to-follow self-treatment plan to quickly and effectively diagnose, alleviate, treat and manage debilitating back and related pains, even for the long-term sufferer. First in the best-selling " Treat Your Own" Series, written by internationally-acclaimed Physiotherapist Robin Mckenzie OBE CNZM, this book distils the essence of the McKenzie method(R) of
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The Emperor of All Maladies

A Biography of Cancer

by Siddhartha Mukherjee ...

Narrated by Fred Sanders ...

Unabridged

27 hours 26 min

WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE * A NEW YORK TIMES TOP 100 BOOK OF THE CENTURY * A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR * A TIME ALL-TIME 100 NONFICTION BOOKUpdated with FOUR NEW MAJOR CHAPTERS illuminating the new developments in cancer detection, prevention, treatment, and understanding in the fifteen years since the book’s first publication, this New York Times bestseller is “an ... Read more

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WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE * A NEW YORK TIMES TOP 100 BOOK OF THE CENTURY * A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR * A TIME ALL-TIME 100 NONFICTION BOOKUpdated with FOUR NEW MAJOR CHAPTERS illuminating the new developments in cancer detection, prevention, treatment, and understanding in the fifteen years since the book’s first publication, this New York Times bestseller is “an
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Dissolving Illusions

Disease, Vaccines, and the Forgotten History 10th Anniversary Edition

by Roman Bystrianyk, Dr. Suzanne Humphries ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Roman E ...

Unabridged

15 hours 53 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Unveil the concealed realities that shaped the Western world's health evolution, transitioning from an era overshadowed by the specter of infectious diseases to an epoch of prosperity, relative health, and well-being. Dive into the extended Dissolving Illusions: 10th Anniversary Edition, where you'll explore an additional 200+ pages, over 300 new ... Read more

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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Unveil the concealed realities that shaped the Western world's health evolution, transitioning from an era overshadowed by the specter of infectious diseases to an epoch of prosperity, relative health, and well-being. Dive into the extended Dissolving Illusions: 10th Anniversary Edition, where you'll explore an additional 200+ pages, over 300 new
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The Black Death

A Global History of Humanity's Most Devastating Pandemic

by Thomas Asbridge ...

Narrated by Thomas Asbridge, Justin Avoth ...

Unabridged

19 hours 1 min

“A magisterial history” (The Guardian) of humanity’s greatest natural disaster—the Black Death—that reveals the true global impact and terrible human cost of this calamity, from the renowned author of The Crusades and The Greatest Knight.“Terrific—and truly terrifying. Thomas Asbridge puts a human face—or rather multiple faces—on the Black Death.”—Eric Cline, author of 1177 B.C.In the mid ... Read more

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“A magisterial history” (The Guardian) of humanity’s greatest natural disaster—the Black Death—that reveals the true global impact and terrible human cost of this calamity, from the renowned author of The Crusades and The Greatest Knight.“Terrific—and truly terrifying. Thomas Asbridge puts a human face—or rather multiple faces—on the Black Death.”—Eric Cline, author of 1177 B.C.In the mid
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Healthy Buildings

How Indoor Spaces Drive Performance and Productivity

by Joseph G. Allen, John D. Macomber ...

Narrated by Adam Lofbomm ...

Unabridged

9 hours 42 min

From our offices and homes to schools, hospitals, and restaurants, the indoor spaces where we work, learn, play, eat, and heal have an outsized impact on our performance and well-being. They affect our creativity, focus, and problem-solving ability and can make us sick—jeopardizing our future and dragging down profits in the process.Joseph Allen and John Macomber make a compelling case in this ... Read more

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From our offices and homes to schools, hospitals, and restaurants, the indoor spaces where we work, learn, play, eat, and heal have an outsized impact on our performance and well-being. They affect our creativity, focus, and problem-solving ability and can make us sick—jeopardizing our future and dragging down profits in the process.Joseph Allen and John Macomber make a compelling case in this
... Read more
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Bad Pharma

How Drug Companies Mislead Doctors and Harm Patients

by Ben Goldacre ...

Narrated by Jonathan Cowley ...

Unabridged

11 hours 54 min

Medicine is broken. We like to imagine that it's based on evidence and the results of fair tests. In reality, those tests are often profoundly flawed. We like to imagine that doctors are familiar with the research literature surrounding a drug, when in reality much of the research is hidden from them by drug companies. We like to imagine that doctors are impartially educated, when in reality much ... Read more

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Medicine is broken. We like to imagine that it's based on evidence and the results of fair tests. In reality, those tests are often profoundly flawed. We like to imagine that doctors are familiar with the research literature surrounding a drug, when in reality much of the research is hidden from them by drug companies. We like to imagine that doctors are impartially educated, when in reality much
... Read more
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The Death Gap

How Inequality Kills

by David A. Ansell ...

Narrated by Peter Berkrot ...

Unabridged

7 hours 21 min

The poor die sooner. Blacks die sooner. And poor urban blacks die sooner than almost all other Americans.David Ansell has spent nearly four decades as a doctor at hospitals serving some of the poorest communities in Chicago, and has witnessed firsthand the lives behind these devastating statistics. In The Death Gap, he gives a grim survey of these realities, drawn from observations and stories of ... Read more

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The poor die sooner. Blacks die sooner. And poor urban blacks die sooner than almost all other Americans.David Ansell has spent nearly four decades as a doctor at hospitals serving some of the poorest communities in Chicago, and has witnessed firsthand the lives behind these devastating statistics. In The Death Gap, he gives a grim survey of these realities, drawn from observations and stories of
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Recovering from Drug Addiction : Master Drugs Guide to deep learning everything you need to know about overcome substance abuse, drugs, alcohol and addiction. Become Completely Drug-Free

by Frank S. Burnman ...

Narrated by dms ...

Unabridged

7 hours 50 min

You Are A Click Away From Learning How To Break-free From The Chains Of Drug Addiction And Live A Happy And Fulfilling Drug-Free Life!“This is the last time I am using this drug, then I get clean.”How many times have you told yourself this, only to find yourself reaching for your drug of choice a few hours, days, weeks or months later?If you’ve tried breaking an addiction, you probably know that ... Read more

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You Are A Click Away From Learning How To Break-free From The Chains Of Drug Addiction And Live A Happy And Fulfilling Drug-Free Life!“This is the last time I am using this drug, then I get clean.”How many times have you told yourself this, only to find yourself reaching for your drug of choice a few hours, days, weeks or months later?If you’ve tried breaking an addiction, you probably know that
... Read more
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Deadly Companions

How Microbes Shaped Our History

by Dorothy H. Crawford ...

Narrated by Jennifer M. Dixon ...

Unabridged

7 hours 52 min

Ever since we started huddling together in communities, the story of human history has been inextricably entwined with the story of microbes. They have evolved and spread amongst us, shaping our culture through infection, disease, and pandemic. At the same time, our changing human culture has itself influenced the evolutionary path of microbes. Dorothy H. Crawford here shows that one cannot be ... Read more

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Ever since we started huddling together in communities, the story of human history has been inextricably entwined with the story of microbes. They have evolved and spread amongst us, shaping our culture through infection, disease, and pandemic. At the same time, our changing human culture has itself influenced the evolutionary path of microbes. Dorothy H. Crawford here shows that one cannot be
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DSM

A History of Psychiatry's Bible

by Allan V. Horowitz ...

Narrated by Rich Miller ...

Unabridged

8 hours 18 min

The first comprehensive history of "psychiatry's bible"—the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.Over the past seventy years, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, or DSM, has evolved from a virtually unknown and little-used pamphlet to an imposing and comprehensive compendium of mental disorder. Its nearly 300 conditions have become the touchstones for the ... Read more

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The first comprehensive history of "psychiatry's bible"—the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.Over the past seventy years, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, or DSM, has evolved from a virtually unknown and little-used pamphlet to an imposing and comprehensive compendium of mental disorder. Its nearly 300 conditions have become the touchstones for the
... Read more
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Dental Terminology for Health Professionals: Understanding Dental Terms

by Chetan Singh ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Mike G ...

Unabridged

6 hours 56 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice."Unlock the Language of Dentistry with 'Dental Terminology for Health Professionals: Understanding Dental Terms'"Are you a healthcare professional looking to enhance your understanding of dental Jargon? Dental language can be complex and challenging to decipher, but this dental Vocabulary guide book is here to help.In 'Dental Terminology book,' you ... Read more

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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice."Unlock the Language of Dentistry with 'Dental Terminology for Health Professionals: Understanding Dental Terms'"Are you a healthcare professional looking to enhance your understanding of dental Jargon? Dental language can be complex and challenging to decipher, but this dental Vocabulary guide book is here to help.In 'Dental Terminology book,' you
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