In this one volume is all the information, expert guidance and authoritative reference material you and your family will need for years to come. Superbly presented with the full colour charts, diagrams and illustrations you would expect in an encyclopaedia of this stature and totally up-to-date with the latest medical developments (1983), this is the easy reference book for the family bookshelf.

          No effort has been spared to make the complex subject of health completely comprehensible to every reader. In an emergency, this book will instantly tell you what to do in the most direct language.

          If you are worried about a specific problem – the whys and wherefores of a laboratory test or what a particular medical term means, for example – The Good Housekeeping Family Health Encyclopaedia’s no-nonsense approach will help you to make sense of the medical world so that it works for you.

          If your query is more general. however, the clearly written text and illustrations will tell you all you need to know to set your mind at rest. With this book in your home, you will have a trusted counsellor and unrivalled information source on the one subject that matters more than any other – your health and that of all your family.