The Encyclopedia of Women's Health (Facts on File Library of Health and Living) - Hardcover

Ammer, Christine

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0816074070 ISBN 13: 9780816074075

Publisher: Facts on File, 2009

Synopsis

This encyclopedia covers the full range of women's health issues in clear, straightforward language. More than 1100 A-to-Z entries offer up-to-date information on issues specific to women, as well as material on general health issues such as diet, exercise, and disease treatment.

About this title

About the Author:

Christine Ammer is the author of more than three dozen reference books, on subjects ranging from classical music to women's health. Her books on words and phrases include "Facts on File Dictionary of Cliches; Seeing Red or Tickled Pink; Fighting Words from War, Rebellion, and Other Combative Capers; Southpaws and Sunday Punches; Cool Cats and Top Dogs;" and" Fruitcakes and Couch Potatoes. "She lives in Lexington, Massachusetts.

From Booklist:

The latest edition of The Encyclopedia of Women's Health will not disappoint librarians seeking a current, compact, readily understandable resource for people interested in women's health issues. It continues its tradition as a trustworthy guide through a complex, often overwhelming sea of gender-relative information.

The volume provides more than 1,000 alphabetically arranged entries. Their length ranges from a line or two to multiple pages. The encyclopedia not only clarifies but it also empowers by offering women effective, no-nonsense tools. Within the Breast cancer entry, for example, is a table that asks, "If You Have Breast Cancer, Does Your Physician/Surgeon:"; completing that phrase is a checklist of 16 questions for patients to ask their health-care providers, such as "Use local anesthesia for a biopsy if a woman requests it?" and "Encourage patients to get a second opinion about alternative procedures?"

Several detailed black-and-white drawings clearly enhance the efficacy of accompanying text. There are also tables provided in several entries. Again, their presence is very helpful by vividly conveying an otherwise complicated message. "Basal Body Temperature Chart" and "The Menstrual Cycle" are two such tables.

Included as an appendix is a multipage resource section. Here may be found phone numbers and URLs for more than 150 organizations related to women's health, including the Black Women's Health Imperative, American Association of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, National Alliance of Breast Cancer Organizations, Gay and Lesbian National Hotline, and the Vulvar Pain Foundation. All are carefully grouped under alphabetized topical headings. The comprehensive index is a reader-friendly tool.

Very useful for professionals and general audiences, including young adults, The Encyclopedia of Women's Health is recommended for all public library and consumer health collections. Scottie Wallace
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About this edition

• Publisher: Facts on File
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0816074070
• ISBN 13: 9780816074075
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 6
• Number of pages: 480