Women's health in mid-life : a primary care guide / edited by Jo Ann Rosenfeld.
"This book highlights the needs and healthcare concerns of women in their mid life. Women in middle age are often overlooked by medical practitioners. From the end of childbearing to old age, approximately ages 40-65 years, their health needs are complex and changing. This is a time of challeng...
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Cambridge, UK ; New York, NY :
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2004.
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Table of Contents:
- 1. Introduction / Jo Ann Rosenfeld
- 2. Physical activity and exercise / Tanya A. Miszko
- 3. Nutrition / Victoria S. Kaprielian, Gwendolyn Murphy and Cathrine Hoyo
- 4. Psychosocial health promotion of mid-life women / Cathy Morrow
- 5. Sexual health / Margaret R. H. Nusbaum
- 6. Alcoholism, nicotine dependence, and drug abuse / Mary-Anne Enoch
- 7. Depression and anxiety / Anne Walling
- 8. Physical changes in menopause and perimenopause / Margaret Gradison
- 9. Spiritual and psychological aspects of menopause / Melissa H. Hunter and Dana E. King
- 10. Hormone therapy / Kathy Andolsek
- 11. Contraception and fertility / Tracey D. Conti
- 12. Prevention of coronary heart disease in women / Valerie K. Ulstad
- 13. Hypertension and stroke / Jo Ann Rosenfeld
- 14. Diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis / Jeannette E. South-Paul
- 15. Diabetes in mid-life women / Phillippa Miranda and Diana McNeill
- 16. Breast cancer : screening and prevention / Jo Ann Rosenfeld
- 17. Cervical cancer : prevention, screening, and early detection / Jo Ann Rosenfeld
- 18. Endometrial cancer : prevention, screening, and early detection / Ellen Sakornbut
- 19. Ovarian cancer : prevention, screening, and early detection / Jo Ann Rosenfeld
- 20. Colon, lung, and skin cancer : screening and prevention / Jo Ann Rosenfeld
- 21. Common gastrointestinal and urinary problems / Jo Ann Rosenfeld.