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Women and Health is a comprehensive reference which addresses health issues affecting women of all ages--adolescence through maturity. It goes far beyond other books on this topic which concentrate only on reproductive health, and has a truly international perspective. It covers key issues ranging f...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Goldman, Marlene B., Hatch, Maureen
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: San Diego, Calif : Academic Press, �2000.
Temas:
Women > Health and hygiene.
Women > Diseases.
Women's Health
Femmes > Maladies.
Femmes > Sant�e et hygi�ene.
Women > Diseases
Women > Health and hygiene
Gezondheidszorg.
Vrouwen.
Electronic information resources
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Sect. 1. Why women's health?
  • Sect. 2. The role of women in health care and research
  • Sect. 3. Reproductive health
  • Sect. 4. Sexually transmitted diseases
  • Sect. 5. International women's health
  • Sect. 6. Women at work
  • Sect. 7. Social determinants of health
  • Sect. 8. Environmental exposures
  • Sect. 9. Autoimmune disorders
  • Sect. 10. Cardiovascular disease and cardiovascular risk in women
  • Sect. 11. Cancer
  • Sect. 12. Mental Disorders
  • Sect. 13. Poorly understood conditions
  • Sect. 14. Aging.
  • Contributors.
  • Preface.
  • Women, Health, and Medicine:
  • Why Women's Health?
  • An Overview of Women and Health, M.B. Goldman & M.C. Hatch.
  • Gender, Race and Class: From Epidemiologic Association to Etiologic Hypotheses, C.J. Rowland Hogue.
  • The Role of Women in Health Care and Research:
  • Section Editor: S.G. Haynes.
  • Role of Advocacy Groups in Research on Women's Health, B. Seaman & S.F. Wood.
  • State-of-the-Art Methods for Women's Health Research, S.G. Haynes & M.C. Hatch.
  • Gender Issues in Women's Health Care, C.M. Clancy.
  • Women's Health and Managed Care, K. Davis, K.S. Collins, and C. Schoen.
  • Lesbian Health Research, J. Bradford and J.C. White.
  • Sexual and Reproductive Health:
  • Reproductive Health:
  • Section Editors: G.S. Berkowitz and J.R. Daling.
  • Puberty and Adolescent Pregnancy, T.O. Scholl.
  • Menstruation and Menstrual Disorders: The Epidemiology of Menstruation and Menstrual Dysfunction, S.D. Harlow.
  • Premenstrual Syndrome, J.F. Mortola.
  • Women's Fecundability and Factors Affecting It, D.D. Baird and B.I. Strassman.
  • Contraception, D. Shoupe and D.R. Mishell, Jr.
  • Induced Abortion, H.K. Atrash and A.F. Saftlas.
  • Maternal Morbidity, M.A. Williams and R. Mittendorf.
  • Labor and Delivery, W.D. Fraser and M.S. Kramer.
  • Infertility, M.B. Goldman, S.A. Missmer, and R.L. Barbieri.
  • Assisted Reproductive Technologies, D.A. Grainger and B.L. Tjaden.
  • Endometriosis, V.L. Holt and J. Jenkins.
  • Uterine Leiomyomata, S.M. Schwartz and L.M. Marshall.
  • Hysterectomy, K. Dickerson and G.S. LaMaire.
  • Sexually Transmitted Diseases:
  • Section Editor: N.S. Padian.
  • Chlamydia, G. Burstein and A.M. Rompalo.
  • Gonococcal Infection in Women, N.A. Hynes and A.M. Rompalo.
  • Syphilis in Women, J.M. Marrazzo and C.L. Celum.
  • Genital Herpes, A. Wald and J.M. Brown.
  • Human Papilloma Virus Infection in Women, N. Jay and A.-B. Moscicki.
  • Human Immunodeficiency Virus and AIDS in Women, M.L. Kamb and P.M. Wortley.
  • Vaginal Infections, J.R. Schwebke.
  • Urinary Tract Infection, B. Foxman.
  • Pelvic Inflammatory Disease, R. Ness and D. Brooks-Nelson.
  • The Interrelationship of Reproductive Health and Sexually Transmitted Diseases, W. Cates, Jr., and N.S. Padian.
  • International Women's Health:
  • Section Editor: Z. Stein.
  • Maternal Mortality and Morbidity, D. Maine and T. McGinn.
  • Female Circumcision/Female Genital Mutilation, S. Izett and N. Toubia.
  • Women and HIV/AIDS: A Global Perspective: Epidemiology, Risk Factors, and Challenges, Q.A. Karim and Z.A. Stein.
  • Human Rights and Women's Health, L.P. Freedman.
  • Occupational, Environmental, and Social Determinants of Health:
  • Women at Work:
  • Section Editor: S.H. Zahm.
  • Employment Patterns and Health among U.S. Working Women, J. Walstedt.
  • Multiple Roles and Complex Exposures: Hard-To-Pin Down Risks to Working Women, K. Messing.
  • Reproductive Hazards in the Workplace, M.-L. Lindbohm and H. Taskinen.
  • Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders: Is There a Gender Differential, and if So, What Does It Mean? L. Punnett and R. Herbert.
  • Occupational Cancer, S.H. Zahm, M.H. Ward, and D.T. Silverman.
  • Indoor Air Quality, M. Hodgson and E. Storey.
  • Women's Occupational Health: International Perspectives, J.M. Stellman and A. Lucas.
  • Social Determinants of Health:
  • Section Editor: G. Sorensen.
  • Violence Against Women, B.A. Miller and W.R. Downs.
  • Socioeconomic Inequalities in Women's Health, N.E. Moss.
  • Women, Stress, and Health, K. Williams and D. Umberson.
  • Cigarette Smoking: Trends, Determinants, and Health Effects, C.G. Husten and A.M. Malarcher.
  • Nutrition, Weight and Body Image, S.H. Parker.
  • Alcohol Use and Abuse, M. Russell, M. Testa and S. Wilsnack.
  • Environmental Exposures:
  • Section Editor: E.K. Silbergeld.
  • The Environment and Women's Health: An Overview, E.K. Silbergeld.
  • Evidence for the Role of Environment in Women's Health: Geographical and Temporal Trends in Health Indicators, R.H. Allen.
  • Environmental Exposures and Women's Reproductive Health, J.A. Flaws, F.I. Sharara, E.K. Silbergeld, and A.N. Hirshfield.
  • Environmental Exposures and Cancer, E.V. Moy and D.C. Christiani.
  • Chronic Disease:
  • Autoimmune Disorders Section Editor: R. Ramsey-Goldman.
  • Thyroid Diseases, P. Kopp.
  • Rheumatoid Arthritis, C.E. Dugowson.
  • Multiple Sclerosis, M.J. Olek and S.J. Khoury.
  • Systemic Lupus Erthematosus, R. Ramsey-Goldman and S. Manzi.
  • Asthma, M. Kimbell-Dunn, N. Pearce, and R. Beasley.
  • S�jgren's Syndrome, A.L. Parke.
  • Cardiovascular Disease and Cardiovascular Risk in Women:
  • Section Editor: R. Ness.
  • Overview of Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Disease, K.M. Newton, A.Z. LaCroix, and D.S.M. Buist.
  • Diagnosis and Treatment of Heart Disease in Women, R. Holubkov and S.E. Reis.
  • Hormonal Milieu and Heart Disease, E. Meilahn.
  • Emotions and Heart Disease, G. Weidner and H. Mueller.
  • Cerebrovascular Disease in Women, R.L. Brey and S.J. Kittner.
  • Venous Thromboembolism, L. Rosenberg.
  • Diabetes in Women, P.A. Lotufo, M. Sabolsi, and J.E. Manson.
  • Obesity, K.M. Flegal.
  • Coronary Heart Disease, Lipid Metabolism, and Steroid Hormones in Women, R.W. Evans.
  • Cancer:
  • Section Editor: L.A. Brinton.
  • Cancers in Women, S.S. Devesa.
  • Breast Cancer Epidemiology, Treatment, and Prevention, G. Ursin, D.V. Spicer, and L. Bernstein.
  • Inherited Genetic Susceptibility and Breast Cancer, B. Newman.
  • Breast Cancer Screening, K. Kerlikowske.
  • Ovarian Cancer, R. Troisi and P. Hartge.
  • Endometrial Cancer, L.S. Cook and N.S. Weiss.
  • Cervical Cancer, F.X. Bosch and N. M�uoz.
  • Cervical Cancer Screening, D. Solomon and M. Schiffman.
  • Epidemiology of Lung Cancer in Women, A.H. Wu.
  • Colon and Rectal Cancer in Women, E.A. Platz and E. Giovannucci.
  • Cancer Prevention for Women, K. Glanz and T.M. Vogt.
  • Mental Disorders:
  • Section Editor: E.J. Bromet.
  • Mental Illness in Women, M.V. Seeman.
  • Gender and Mood Disorders, R.C. Kessler.
  • Anxiety Disorders in Women, K.R. Merikangas and R.A. Pollock.
  • Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), N. Breslau.
  • Eating Disorders, K.A. Halmi.
  • Addictive Disorders, S.Y. Hill.
  • Poorly Understood Conditions:
  • Section Editor: K.B. Schmaling.
  • Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, T. Rea and D. Buchwald.
  • Fibromyalgia, D.J. Hawley and F. Wolfe.
  • Epidemiology of Headache in Women: Emphasis on Migraine, S.W. Hamelsky, W.F. Stewart, and R.B. Lipton.
  • Irritable Bowel Syndrome, N.J. Talley and N. Koloski.
  • Interstitial Cystitis, C.L. Parsons, M. Kamarei, and M. Monga.
  • Temporomandibular Disorders, L. LeResche and M. Drangsholt.
  • Multiple Chemical Sensitivity, C.M. Baldwin, I.R. Bell, M. Fernadez, and G.E.R. Schwartz.
  • Geriatric Health:
  • Aging:
  • Section Editor: J.M. Guralnik.
  • Morbidity, Disability, and Mortality, S.G. Leveille and J.M. Guralnik.
  • Menopause: Its Epidemiology, M.R. Sowers.
  • The Risks and Benefits of Hormone Replacement Therapy
  • Weighing the Evidence, P.A. Wingo and A. McTiernan.
  • Osteoporosis, J.A. Cauley and M.E. Danielson.
  • Osteoarthritis and Other Musculoskeletal Diseases, M.C. Hochberg, J.C. Scott and M. Lethbridge-Cejku.
  • Urinary Incontinence, N.H. Fultz and A.R. Herzog.
  • Sensory Impairment, G.S. Rubin and K.J. Cruickshanks.
  • Alzheimer's Disease, R. Mayeux and S. Gandy.
  • Successful Aging, J.B. Unger and T.E. Seeman.
  • Epilogue:
  • J.L. Kelsey.
  • Epidemiology Glossary.
  • Index.

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