Youngkin, Ellis Quinn creator Davis, Marcia Szmania text xxu New Jersey Pearson Education 2004 3rd ed. monographic eng

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xvi, 941p.: ill.; 26cm Contents: Women, health, and the health care system: Women and the health care system -- Health and development through the life cycle -- Assessing adolescent women's health -- Assessing women's health -- Integrating women's health -- Integrating wellness: Complementary therapy and women's health -- Women and sexuality -- Health needs of lesbians -- Promotion of gynecologic health care -- Menstruation and related problems and concerns -- Controlling fertility -- Infertility -- Virginitis and sexually transmitted diseases -- Women and HIV -- Common gynecologic pelvic disorders -- Breast health -- The climacteric, menopause, and the process of aging -- Promotion of women's health care during pregnancy: Assessing health during pregnancy -- Promoting a healthy pregnancy -- Complications of pregnancy -- Assessing fetal well-being -- Postpartum and lactation -- Primary care conditions affecting women's health: Common medical problems: Cardiovascular through hematological disorders -- Common medical problems: Musculoskeletal injuries through urinary tract disorders -- Psychosocial health concerns -- Health care concerns for women with physical disability and chronic illness -- Emergency childbirth -- Immediate assessment of the newborn -- Selected laboratory values. Ellis Quinn Youngkin and Marcia Szmania Davis Includes bibliographical references and index. RA564.85.W6668 0131100262 180205