Women and health edited by Marlene G Goldman, Rebecca Troisi and Kathryn M Rexrode

Contributor(s):

Goldman, Marlene B [Editor - MS, ScD, Professor, Obstetrics & Gynecology and Community & Family Medicine, Dartmouth Medical School, Director of clinical research, OB/GYN, Dartmouth - Hitchcock Medical Center,Lebanon, New Hampshire, USA.]
Troisi, Rebecca [Editor - MA, ScD, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics - National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA.]
Rexrode, Kathryn M [Editor - MD, MPH, Associate Professor of Medicine - Harvard Medical School, Associate Physician, Division of Preventive Medicine - Brigham and Women's Hospital., Faculty Director, Office for Women's Careers - Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.]

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publication details: Amsterdam Elsevier/Academic Press 2013Edition: SecondDescription: 1581 pages illustrations 28 cmISBN:

9780123849786 (hbk.)
0123849780 (hbk.)

Subject(s):

LOC classification:

RA778.G65 WOM

Contents:

Part I. Women, health, and medicine -- Part II. Sexual and reproductive health -- Part III. Occupational, environmental, and social determinants of health -- Part IV. Chronic disease -- Part V. Geriatric health.

Summary: Women and Health is a comprehensive reference that addresses health issues affecting women of all ages - from adolescence through maturity. It goes far beyond other books on this topic, that concentrate only on reproductive health, and has a truly international perspective. It covers key issues ranging from osteoporosis to breast cancer and other cancers, domestic violence, sexually transmitted diseases, occupational hazards, eating disorders, heart disease and other chronic illnesses, substance abuse, and societal and behavioral influences on health.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	Medical School Open Shelf	RA778.G65 WOM (Browse shelf(Opens below))	147738	Available		BK134031
Book	Medical School Open Shelf	RA778.G65 WOM (Browse shelf(Opens below))	147733	Available		BK134061

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part I. Women, health, and medicine --
Part II. Sexual and reproductive health --
Part III. Occupational, environmental, and social determinants of health --
Part IV. Chronic disease --
Part V. Geriatric health.

Women and Health is a comprehensive reference that addresses health issues affecting women of all ages - from adolescence through maturity. It goes far beyond other books on this topic, that concentrate only on reproductive health, and has a truly international perspective. It covers key issues ranging from osteoporosis to breast cancer and other cancers, domestic violence, sexually transmitted diseases, occupational hazards, eating disorders, heart disease and other chronic illnesses, substance abuse, and societal and behavioral influences on health.

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