A Clinical Guide for the Care of Older Women

General health - the biology of ageing, successful ageing - health maintenance and preventive care, ageing and reproduction, contraception for older women, the cholesterol-lipoprotein profile - a risk factor for cardiovascular disease, menopause and hormone therapy, sexuality in the older years, obesity; medical problems - the breast, hypertension, cardiovascular disease in older women; common pulmonary problems, gastrointestinal function and diseases, the urinary tract and pelvic floor, the external genitalia, thyroid and parathyroid disorders, diabetes mellitus, joint and bone problems, common infectious problems, chronic pain and hypochondriasis, dermatology, headache, depression and dementia.