Women's health : a primary care clinical guide

Youngkin, Ellis Quinn. (Added Author). Davis, Marcia Szmania. (Added Author).

Record details

ISBN: 0838596401 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Physical Description: print
xiv, 994 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Stamford, Conn. : Appleton & Lange, c1998.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

I. Women, Health, and the Health Care System. Ch. 1. Women and the Health Care System / Judith B. Collins and Nancy J. Sharp. Ch. 2. Legal Issues in the Primary Care of Women / Judith A. Lewis. Ch. 3. Health and Development Through the Life Cycle / Marcia Szmania Davis and Ellis Quinn Youngkin. Ch. 4. Assessing Adolescent Women's Health / Deborah A. Raines. Ch. 5. Assessing Women's Health / Ellis Quinn Youngkin and Marcia Szmania Davis. Ch. 6. Women and Sexuality / Catherine Ingram Fogel. Ch. 7. Health Needs of Lesbians / Ellis Quinn Youngkin, Marcia Szmania Davis and Catherine Ingram Fogel -- II. Promotion of Gynecologic Health Care. Ch. 8. Menstruation and Related Problems and Concerns / Sharon Baker. Ch. 9. Controlling Fertility / Kathryn A. Caufield. Ch. 10. Infertility / Cathy A. James. Ch. 11. Vaginitis and Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Susan D. Schaffer. Ch. 12. Women and HIV / Susan D. Schaffer. Ch. 13. Common Gynecologic Pelvic Disorders / Donna E. Forrest. Ch. 14. Breast Health / Lynette Galloway Branch. Ch. 15. The Climacteric, Menopause, and the Process of Aging / Valerie T. Cotter -- III. Promotion of Women's Health Care During Pregnancy. Ch. 16. Assessing Health During Pregnancy / Cynthia W. Bailey. Ch. 17. Promoting a Healthy Pregnancy / Maryellen C. Remich. Ch. 18. Complications of Pregnancy / Joan Corder-Mabe. Ch. 19. Assessing Fetal Well-Being / Marion Herndon Fuqua. Ch. 20. Postpartum and Lactation / Kathleen M. Akridge -- IV. Primary Care Conditions Affecting Women's Health. Ch. 21. Common Medical Problems: Cardiovascular through Hematological Disorders / Elaine Ferrary and Judy Parker-Falzoi. Ch. 22. Common Medical Problems: Musculoskeletal Injuries through Urinary Tract Disorders / Judy Parker-Falzoi and Elaine Ferrary. Ch. 23. Psychosocial Health Concerns / Angela Carter Martin. Ch. 24. Health Care Concerns for Women with Physical Disability and Chronic Illness / Kathleen J. Sawin -- App. A. Emergency Childbirth / Mary Beth Bryant McGurin and Brenda T. Brickhouse -- App. B. Immediate Assessment of the Newborn / Martha Edwards Hart -- App. C. Selected Laboratory Values / Ellis Quinn Youngkin.