TY - BOOK AU - Byyny,Richard L. AU - Speroff,Leon TI - A clinical guide for the care of older women: primary and preventive care SN - 0683011510 AV - RC952.5 .B98 1996 U1 - 618.97 21 PY - 1996/// CY - Baltimore PB - Williams & Wilkins KW - Older women KW - Diseases KW - Geriatrics KW - Women's Health KW - Bejaardenzorg KW - gtt KW - Vrouwen KW - Veroudering (biologie, psychologie) KW - Geriatrie N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Ch. 1. The Rectangularization of Life: The demographics of aging and the importance of older women -- Ch. 2. The Biology of Aging: Mechanisms and changes associated with aging -- Ch. 3. Successful Aging: Health Maintenance and Preventive Care: Basic recommendations for preventive care of healthy women -- Ch. 4. Aging and Reproduction: The decline in fertility with aging; the use of assisted reproductive technologies -- Ch. 5. Contraception for Older Women: Advantages and disadvantages for all methods of contraception -- Ch. 6. The Perimenopausal Transition: Health maintenance for perimenopausal women -- Ch. 7. Menopause and Postmenopausal Hormone Therapy: The physiology of the menopause and a program of hormone therapy -- Ch. 8. Sexuality in the Older Years: The need for closeness, caring, and companionship is life-long -- Ch. 9. Obesity: Understanding the common problem of excess body weight UR - http://www.archive.org/details/clinicalguidefor00byyn UR - http://www.openlibrary.org/books/OL812675M ER -