Overview
This book covers current controversies in women's health care, with topics ranging from breast and cervical screening through osteoporosis and the menopause, to the relationships of older women with their doctors, it provides a rounded view of health care for older women.
Full Product Details
Author: Julie George (Co-ordinator, Women's Health Care Research Unit, Joint Medical Colleges of St Bartholomew's and the Royal London Hospitals) ,
Shah Ebrahim (Professor, Department of Health Care for the Elderly, Joint Medical Colleges of St Bartholomews and the Royal London Hospitals The Bancroft Unit, The Royal London Hospital (Mile End))
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Dimensions:
Width: 14.90cm
, Height: 2.20cm
, Length: 22.20cm
Weight: 0.488kg
ISBN: 9780192620682
ISBN 10: 0192620681
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 01 February 1992
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: To order
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Reviews
'...this book can provide a state-of-the-art reference source for everybody concerned with developing the quality of their particular service for elderly women' Nursing Standard '... a state-of-the-art reference source for everyone concerned with developing the quality of their particular service for elderly women' Nursing the Elderly 'a comprehensive account of the many issues - gynaecology, the menopause, screening, lifestyle, social attitudes - which render the older woman particularly vulnerable' British Medical Journal 'This would be a valuable handbook for any professional whose work involves contact with older women as patients or 'clients'. Real warmth and understanding of the target group surfaces most clearly in Professor Ebrahim's account of the health needs of elderly Asian women. Older women in general would welcome his suggestion off advocacy.' Zoe Slattery, Age and Aging, Vol 22 No 2 'Coverage of clinical issues is one strength of this book. ... Health Care for Older Women is a book suitable for professionals in clinical and sociological disciplines. It is easily read and understood. Both health care providers and investigators will benefit from reading this volume.' Deborah T. Gold, Duke University Medical Center, Journal of Women & Aging
`...this book can provide a state-of-the-art reference source for everybody concerned with developing the quality of their particular service for elderly women' Nursing Standard `... a state-of-the-art reference source for everyone concerned with developing the quality of their particular service for elderly women' Nursing the Elderly 'a comprehensive account of the many issues - gynaecology, the menopause, screening, lifestyle, social attitudes - which render the older woman particularly vulnerable' British Medical Journal 'This would be a valuable handbook for any professional whose work involves contact with older women as patients or 'clients'. Real warmth and understanding of the target group surfaces most clearly in Professor Ebrahim's account of the health needs of elderly Asian women. Older women in general would welcome his suggestion off advocacy.' Zoe Slattery, Age and Aging, Vol 22 No 2 'Coverage of clinical issues is one strength of this book. ... Health Care for Older Women is a book suitable for professionals in clinical and sociological disciplines. It is easily read and understood. Both health care providers and investigators will benefit from reading this volume.' Deborah T. Gold, Duke University Medical Center, Journal of Women & Aging
