Overview
With an increasingly ageing population, and women now tending to live longer than men, postmenopause and ageing issues are of growing importance to those working in all aspects of healthcare. The third in a series published on behalf of the British Menopause Society, this book is authored by an international team of specialists who work in women's health during and postmenopause. The book is split into three sections: Section 1: Determinants of disease Covers osteoporosis, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, dementia, breast, gynaecological and bowel cancers. Section 2: Common conditions Covers the pathology, effects of ageing and oestrogen levels, symptoms, impact on women's lives, who and how to investigate, drug and non-drug therapies in the following conditions: dementia, myocardial infarction, stroke, osteoporosis, arthritis, incontinence Section 3: Care of an ageing population Caring at home, providing residential care. This book is recommended to gynaecologists, general physicians, geriatricians, oncologists, cardiologists and orthopaedic surgeons, general practitioners, nurse specialists medical students and all of those involved in providing healthcare to the menopausal woman.
Full Product Details
Author: Margaret Rees , Tony Mander , Louis Keith , L. G. Keith
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint: Royal Society of Medicine Press Ltd
Dimensions:
Width: 13.80cm
, Height: 0.80cm
, Length: 21.60cm
Weight: 0.181kg
ISBN: 9781853156601
ISBN 10: 1853156604
Pages: 118
Publication Date: 14 June 2005
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print 
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Table of Contents
Section 1: Determinants of disease Covers osteoporosis, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, dementia, breast, gynaecological and bowel cancers. Section 2: Common condition Covers the pathology, effects of ageing and oestrogen levels, symptoms, impact on women's lives, who and how to investigate, drug and non-drug therapies in the following conditions: dementia, myocardial infarction, stroke, osteoporosis, arthritis, incontinence. Section 3: Care of an ageing population, Caring at home, providing residential care.
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This concise text will, indeed, be helpful to gynaecologists, general practitioners, physicians and health professionals involved with the care of aging women. The Obstetrician and Gynaecologist
This concise text will, indeed, be helpful to gynaecologists, general practitioners, physicians and health professionals involved with the care of aging women. -- The Obstetrician and Gynaecologist
Author Information
Margaret Rees is a Medical Gynaecologist and Reader in Reproductive Medicine in the Nuffield Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Oxford. Tony Mander is a practising Consultant Gynaecologist, is deputy editor of the Journal of the British Menopause Society and honorary clinical teacher in Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Manchester University. Guest Editor Louis Keith is Emeritus Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago.
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