Review
"The chapters are uniformly well researched and written, with extensive bibliographies and relevant Web sites. ...The book could serve well as the key text for a graduate or medical school course on women's health. It is also an excellent guide for planning and developing women's health curricula for medical students and residents in internal medicine, family medicine, and obstetrics and gynecology."
-Anne W. Moulton, MD, Rhode Island Hospital, ANNALS OF INTERNAL MEDICINE (March 2001)
"This book is an unparalleled and valuable compendium of data for anyone interested in women's health. The editors have done a superb job... the book is one of the most useful I have yet seen in the emerging field of women's health."
-Marianne J. Legato, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, in THE NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE (August 2000)
"Every so often a book is published which simply must be on your bookshelf. The new edition of Women and Health is just such a book. ...it is refreshing to see such an excellent integration of medicine, social science and basic research. ...a monumental achievement and is testimony to how far we have come in both our understanding and our sensitivities. It is wonderful to have so much information presented so authoritatively and to have the controversies and perspectives that are inherent to the field covered so eloquently. Certainly, this is a highly recommended text."
-Jeanne Mager Stellman, Columbia University, in WOMEN & HEALTH (2000)
"This first of its kind, easy-to-read, comprehensive text is an excellent contribution to the field of women's health and the epidemiologic literature."
-DOODY'S PUBLISHING (2000)
"Editors Goldman and Hatch offer an extremely well referenced, clearly organized, comprehensive, and manageable large handbook with research reviews that will also stimulate new ideas...A must purchase for all academic libraries."
-- CHOICE (2000)
-Anne W. Moulton, MD, Rhode Island Hospital, ANNALS OF INTERNAL MEDICINE (March 2001)
"This book is an unparalleled and valuable compendium of data for anyone interested in women's health. The editors have done a superb job... the book is one of the most useful I have yet seen in the emerging field of women's health."
-Marianne J. Legato, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, in THE NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE (August 2000)
"Every so often a book is published which simply must be on your bookshelf. The new edition of Women and Health is just such a book. ...it is refreshing to see such an excellent integration of medicine, social science and basic research. ...a monumental achievement and is testimony to how far we have come in both our understanding and our sensitivities. It is wonderful to have so much information presented so authoritatively and to have the controversies and perspectives that are inherent to the field covered so eloquently. Certainly, this is a highly recommended text."
-Jeanne Mager Stellman, Columbia University, in WOMEN & HEALTH (2000)
"This first of its kind, easy-to-read, comprehensive text is an excellent contribution to the field of women's health and the epidemiologic literature."
-DOODY'S PUBLISHING (2000)
"Editors Goldman and Hatch offer an extremely well referenced, clearly organized, comprehensive, and manageable large handbook with research reviews that will also stimulate new ideas...A must purchase for all academic libraries."
-- CHOICE (2000)
Doody's Publishing, 2000
"This first of its kind, easy-to-read, comprehensive text is an excellent contribution to the field of women's health..."
Anne W. Moulton, MD, Rhode Island Hospital, Annals of Internal Medicine, March 2001
"The chapters are uniformly well researched and written, with extensive bibliographies and relevant Web sites."
Book Description
Winner of the Award of Excellence in Medical Science from the Association of American Publishers!
Product Description
Women and Health is a comprehensive reference which addresses health issues affecting women of all ages--adolescence through maturity. It goes far beyond other books on this topic which concentrate only on reproductive health, and has a truly international perspective. It covers key issues ranging from osteoporosis to breast cancer and other cancers, domestic violence, sexually transmitted diseases, occupational hazards, eating disorders, heart disease and other chronic illnesses, substance abuse, and societal and behavioral influences on health.
Women and Health covers not only those conditions that are unique to or occur more frequently in women, but also those that present differently or are treated differently in women.
Key Features:
* Comprehensive, in-depth review of all aspects of women's health
* Highlights key women's health issues including osteoporosis, domestic violence, breast cancer, menopause, infertility, heart disease, and many others
* Addresses international women's health issues from a human rights and cultural perspective
* Presents the latest research and clinical findings from leaders in their respective fields
* Highlights controversies in treatment modalities
* Challenges the medical community to address the impact of gender on health
* Expands our thinking about the perceptions of disease and disorders in women
* Challenges current status quo in health care delivery
Women and Health covers not only those conditions that are unique to or occur more frequently in women, but also those that present differently or are treated differently in women.
Key Features:
* Comprehensive, in-depth review of all aspects of women's health
* Highlights key women's health issues including osteoporosis, domestic violence, breast cancer, menopause, infertility, heart disease, and many others
* Addresses international women's health issues from a human rights and cultural perspective
* Presents the latest research and clinical findings from leaders in their respective fields
* Highlights controversies in treatment modalities
* Challenges the medical community to address the impact of gender on health
* Expands our thinking about the perceptions of disease and disorders in women
* Challenges current status quo in health care delivery
Book Info
Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA. Comprehensive review of health issues affecting women of all ages. Written with an international perspective and includes conditions unique to women, but also those that present differently or are treated differently in women. For clinicians, researchers, and students. Illustrated in a variety of formats. Extensive references.
From the Back Cover
In recent years, women's health has become a dominant issue in the media and in the medical community. Women have become better educated about issues that affect them, and thus more demanding: they expect current information, better service, and specialized care from health care delivery systems and their own personal physicians. International civil rights groups are also demanding improved services and treatment for women around the globe. This book provides the epidemiologic and clinical information you need to help meet theses increasing demands.
Women and Health is a comprehensive, up-to-date review of health issues that affect women of all ages--adolescence through maturity. It goes far beyond other books which concentrate only on reproductive health, and has a truly international perspective. Chapters cover not only those conditions that are unique to or occur more frequently in women, but also those that present differently or are treated differently in women. In addition, it addresses the influence of gender on conditions common to both sexes. Women and Health is an invaluable resource for physicians, researchers, health care administrators, students, and others who desire the latest epidemiologic and clinical information on women's health issues.
Key Features:
* Provides a comprehensive, in-depth review of all aspects of women's health
* Highlights key issues including osteoporosis, cancer, domestic violence, reproductive health, heart disease, mental illness, occupational hazards, and many more
* Addresses international women's health issues from a human rights and cultural perspective
* Presents the latest epidemiologic research and clinical findings from leaders in their respective fields
* Considers the biological, cultural, and behavioral determinants of women's health
* Highlights controversies in treatment and challenges the current status quo in health care delivery
Women and Health is a comprehensive, up-to-date review of health issues that affect women of all ages--adolescence through maturity. It goes far beyond other books which concentrate only on reproductive health, and has a truly international perspective. Chapters cover not only those conditions that are unique to or occur more frequently in women, but also those that present differently or are treated differently in women. In addition, it addresses the influence of gender on conditions common to both sexes. Women and Health is an invaluable resource for physicians, researchers, health care administrators, students, and others who desire the latest epidemiologic and clinical information on women's health issues.
Key Features:
* Provides a comprehensive, in-depth review of all aspects of women's health
* Highlights key issues including osteoporosis, cancer, domestic violence, reproductive health, heart disease, mental illness, occupational hazards, and many more
* Addresses international women's health issues from a human rights and cultural perspective
* Presents the latest epidemiologic research and clinical findings from leaders in their respective fields
* Considers the biological, cultural, and behavioral determinants of women's health
* Highlights controversies in treatment and challenges the current status quo in health care delivery
