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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| Language: | English |
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Cambridge, UK ; New York, NY :
Cambridge,
2004.
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| Summary: | "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 challenge and opportunity, when the physician and woman working collaboratively can change her health and future. Mid-life healthcare is far more than hormones. Healthy behaviors such as good nutrition and exercise can be promoted, which will result in lower risk and sometimes improved care of heart disease, hypertension, and diabetes. Adequate screening and treatment can prevent diseases and complications. This book performs a critical evaluation of the burgeoning literature on allopathic and complementary medicine and compares it with that of established medical care. Written by 20 primary-care physicians, this book will help family practitioners provide the best possible healthcare for these women."--BOOK JACKET. |
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| Physical Description: | xi, 374 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0521823404 9780521823401 |