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Record Nr.

UNINA9910792366403321

Autore

Carcio Helen Nelson

Titolo

Advanced health assessment of women [[electronic resource] ] : clinical skills and procedures / / Helen A. Carcio, Mimi Clarke Secor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Springer, c2010

ISBN

1-78268-252-X

1-282-50588-2

9786612505881

0-8261-2427-5

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (593 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

SecorMimi Clarke

Disciplina

618

Soggetti

Women - Medical examinations

Women - Health and hygiene

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Contributors; Preface; Acknowledgment; UNIT 1 FEMALE REPRODUCTION; UNIT 2 HEALTH ASSESSMENT; UNIT 3 INVESTIGATIVE PROCEDURES; UNIT 4 CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; UNIT 5 ASSESSMENT OF WOMEN AT RISK; UNIT 6 EVALUATION OF THE MENOPAUSAL WOMAN; UNIT 7 EVALUATION OF THE PELVIC FLOOR; UNIT 8 ASSESSMENT OF THE INFERTILE WOMAN; UNIT 9 ADVANCED SKILLS; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This manual-style reference presents the clinical skills needed to assess health and provide care to women of all of ages, with systematic reviews of all aspects of female mental and bodily health. The authors and contributors comprehensively cover female reproduction, anatomy, and physiology as examined at the cellular level. Also discussed are developmental, psychological, and sociocultural dimensions of women.  . Offering an integrated approach to women's health care, the authors delineate the roles and functions of various health care providers serving female patients, including physician'