Men's Health in Primary Care

This book fills a major gap in the literature by providing comprehensive guidelines for the care of male patients through the lifecycle and across healthcare settings. Devoted solely to improving men’s health, this book serves as an accessible, practical reference for clinicians treating these patie...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Heidelbaugh, Joel J. (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Humana Press, 2016.
Edition:1st ed. 2016.
Series:Current Clinical Practice
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Online Access:Full Text via HEAL-Link
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Summary:This book fills a major gap in the literature by providing comprehensive guidelines for the care of male patients through the lifecycle and across healthcare settings. Devoted solely to improving men’s health, this book serves as an accessible, practical reference for clinicians treating these patients. It focuses on the psychosocial challenges that men encounter in obtaining healthcare as well as acute and chronic medical and psychological diseases. The book also offers  current evidence-based guidelines for wellness and health maintenance. Topics  include the problem of help seeking, preventative services, sexual dysfunction, cardiovascular health, prostate cancer screening, and testosterone deficiency. Men’s Health in Primary Care is a valuable resource for primary care clinicians and students in family medicine, internal medicine, and adolescent medicine.    .
Physical Description:XIV, 306 p. 52 illus., 13 illus. in color. online resource.
ISBN:9783319260914