Health Care for the Older Woman

This reference provides medical practitioners with information specifically devoted to the increasingly important topic of caring for middle- and upper-aged women.

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This text takes an in depth look at the difficult health care problems prevalent to the middle and upper aged woman. As the lifespan for women in the 40-60 age group increases, the range of problems they acquire becomes greater as does their susceptibility to contract specific conditions. This book will aid the practising gynecologist and primary care physician with the problems of women in this age bracket. General considerations of women in this group include ethics, biology nutrition, excercise, pharmacology etc. Specific conditions which are addressed include breast disease, cancer , hypertension, mental disease, and grief and loss.