Preventing Disease Beyond the Rhetoric
Preventing Disease, the offspring of an extraordinary collaboration between the U.S. and Canadian Preventive Services Task Forces, presents a meticulous and objective review of the published evidence on preventive measures. Examining such diverse and relevant topics as screening for endometrial canc...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY
Springer New York
1990, 1990
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 1990 |
| Series: | Frontiers of Primary Care
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- 29 Screening for Testicular Cancer
- 30 Occult Blood Testing for Colorectal Cancer
- 31 Screening Sigmoidoscopy for Colorectal Cancer
- 32 Screening for Cervical Cancer
- 33 Screening for Endometrial Cancer: Why It Is Premature to Recommend It
- Eye and Ear Disorders
- 34 Screening for Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma
- Chapte 35 Screening for Hearing Impairment
- Diabetes Mellitus
- 36 Screening for Diabetes Mellitus
- Urinary Tract Disorders
- 37 Hematuria and Proteinuria
- 38 Bacteriuria
- Cardiovascular Disease
- 39 Dietary Fat and Coronary Heart Disease: Evidence of a Causal Relation
- 40 Elevated Serum Cholesterol in Asymptomatic Adults
- 41 Mild Hypertension: Controversies in Management
- 42 Screening Electrocardiography in Asymptomatic Coronary Heart Disease
- 43 Asymptomatic Cervical Carotid Bruits
- Cost Effectiveness and Policy Issues in Implementation of Preventive Services
- 44 The Cost Effectiveness of Preventive Services: Some Examples
- 1 The Scientific Admissibility of Evidence on the Effectiveness of Preventive Interventions
- 2 Analytic Principles in Assessing the Effectiveness of Clinical Preventive Services
- Perinatal Medicine
- 3 Intrauterine Growth Retardation and the Routine Use of Serial Ultrasound
- 4 Intrapartum Electronic Fetal Heart Rate Monitoring: A Review of Current Status for the Task Force on the Periodic Health Examination
- Prevention in Childhood
- 5 Well-Baby Visits
- 6 Immunization, Immunoprophylaxis, and Chemoprophylaxis to Prevent Selected Infections
- 7 Preschool Screening: A Review of the Evidence
- Societal Problems
- 8 Physical Activity for Healthy Adults: Counseling as a Primary Preventive Intervention in Clinical Settings
- 9 Smoking Cessation: Attributes of Successful Interventions
- 10 Early Detection and Counseling of Problem Drinkers
- 11 Unwanted Teenage Pregnancy: A Canadian Perspective
- 12 Unwanted Teenage Pregnancy: A U.S. Perspective
- 13 Sexually Transmitted Diseases
- 14 Preventing Homicide
- 15 Early Detection of Depression
- 16 Suicide Prevention: A U.S. Perspective
- 17 Suicide Prevention: A Canadian Perspective
- 18 Detecting Cognitive Impairment in the Elderly
- 19 Bereavement: Health Consequences and Prevention Strategies
- 20 Automobile Injury: Selected Risk Factors and Prevention in the Health Care Setting
- 21 Falls in Older Persons: Etiology and Interventions
- Skeletal and Dental Disorders
- 22 Screening for Scoliosis: A Review of the Evidence
- 23 Preventing Low Back Pain
- 24 Postmenopausal Osteoporosis and Fractures
- 25 Preventive Dentistry
- Cancer
- 26 Does Screening for Breast Cancer Save Lives? Effectiveness of Treatment After Breast Cancer Detection Following Screening by Clinical Breast Examination, Mammography, and Breast Self-Examination
- 27 Lung Cancer
- 28 Dietary Fat and Cancers of the Breast, Colon, and Prostate: Evidence of a Causal Relation
- 45 Technology Assessment and Prevention
- 46 Health Risk Assessment and the Clinical Practice of Preventive Medicine
- 47 Integration of Preventive Services Into Primary Care: A Conceptual Framework for Implementation
- 48 Educating and Counseling for Prevention: From Theory and Research to Principles