A clinical guide for the care of older women : [electronic resource] primary and preventive care / Richard L. Byyny, Leon Speroff ; illustration and page design by Lisa Million.

By:

Byyny, Richard L

Contributor(s):

Speroff, Leon, 1935-

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Baltimore : Williams & Wilkins, c1996.Edition: 2nd edDescription: ix, 548 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cmISBN:

0683011510
9780683011517

Subject(s):

Additional physical formats: Online version:: Clinical guide for the care of older women.; Online version:: Clinical guide for the care of older women.DDC classification:

618.97 21

LOC classification:

RC952.5 .B98 1996

NLM classification:

WT 100

Other classification:

44.68

Online resources:

Contents:

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.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
EBooks	Main Library-Nabua	Project Gutenberg	RC952.5 .B98 1996 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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