A woman's concise guide to common medical tests / / Michele C. Moore, Caroline M. de Costa
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| Autore: |
Moore Michele
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| Titolo: |
A woman's concise guide to common medical tests / / Michele C. Moore, Caroline M. de Costa
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| Pubblicazione: | New Brunswick, N.J., : Rutgers University Press, c2005 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (238 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 618.1/075 |
| Soggetto topico: | Diagnosis |
| Medical screening | |
| Periodic health examinations | |
| Women - Health and hygiene | |
| Altri autori: |
De CostaCaroline <1947->
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| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | What is a screening test? -- The annual physical exam -- Pap smears -- Colposcopy -- Screening for breast cancer -- Screening for colon cancer -- Screening for diabetes -- Screening for heart disease -- Screening and testing for communicable disease -- Screening for bone loss -- Vision screening -- Screening in older women -- Screening in pregnancy -- What's left out and why -- Genetic screening -- Laboratory tests -- The positive side of prevention. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | This is a well-written, thoughtful and eminently readable guide through the often complex maze of preventive medical care. Women who want to gain a better understanding of the risks, benefits, strengths, and limitations of the health care practices and procedures that they commonly undergo, should read this book. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | A woman's concise guide to common medical tests |
| ISBN: | 1-280-36090-9 |
| 9786610360901 | |
| 0-8135-3777-0 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910826216903321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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