The new ourselves, growing older : women aging with knowledge and power /

The new ourselves, growing older : women aging with knowledge and power /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:Doress-Worters, Paula B. (Paula Brown)
Imprint:New York : Simon & Schuster, c1994.
Description:xxvi, 531 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Language:English
Subject:
Aged women -- United States -- Psychology.
Aged women -- Health and hygiene -- United States.
Older women -- Health and hygiene.
Older women -- Psychology.
United States.
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1682777
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Other uniform titles:Siegal, Diana Laskin
Doress-Worters, Paula B. (Paula Brown). Ourselves growing older.
Other authors / contributors:Boston Women's Health Book Collective
ISBN:0671872974 : $18.00 ($23.00 Can.)
Notes:Rev. ed. of: Ourselves, growing older. c1987.
"A Touchstone book."
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Contents
  • Foreword to the 1987 Edition
  • Foreword to the 1994 Edition
  • Project Coordinator's Preface
  • Preface to the 1994 Edition
  • The Potential of the Second Half of Life
  • Aging Well
  • 1. Aging and Well-Being
  • 2. Habits Worth Changing
  • 3. Our Looks and Our Lives
  • 4. Weighty Issues
  • 5. Eating Well
  • 6. Moving for Health Living with Ourselves and Others as We Age
  • 7. Sexuality in the Second Half of Life
  • 8. Birth Control for Women in Midlife
  • 9. Childbearing in Midlife
  • 10. Experiencing Our Change of Life: Menopause
  • 11. Relationships in Middle and Later Life
  • 12. Housing Alternatives and Living Arrangements
  • 13. Work and Retirement
  • 14. Money Matters: The Economics of Aging for Women
  • 15. Caregiving
  • Understanding, Preventing, and Managing Medical Problems
  • 16. Women's Health and Reforming the Medical-Care System
  • 17. Nursing Homes
  • 18. Joint and Muscle Pain, Arthritis, and Rheumatic Disorders
  • 19. Osteoporosis and Fracture Prevention
  • 20. Dental Health
  • 21. Urinary Incontinence
  • 22. Hysterectomy and Oophorectomy
  • 23. Hypertension, Heart Disease, and Stroke
  • 24. Cancer
  • 25. Diabetes
  • 26. Gallstones and Gallbladder Disease
  • 27. Vision, Hearing, and Other Sensory Loss Associated with Aging
  • 28. Memory Lapse and Memory Loss
  • 29. Dying and Death
  • 30. Changing Society and Ourselves
  • Resources
  • General Resources
  • Aging Well-Being
  • Habits Worth Changing
  • Our Looks and Our Lives
  • Weighty Issues
  • Eating Well
  • Moving for Health
  • Sexuality in the Second Half of Life
  • Birth Control for Women in Midlife
  • Childbearing in Midlife
  • Experiencing Our Change of Life: Menopause
  • Relationships in Middle and Later Life
  • Housing Alternatives and Living Arrangements
  • Work and Retirement
  • Money Matters: The Economics of Aging for Women
  • Caregiving
  • General Health
  • Women's Health and Reforming the Medical-Care System
  • Nursing Homes
  • Joint and Muscle Pain, Arthritis, and Rheumatic Disorders
  • Osteoporosis and Fracture Prevention
  • Dental Health
  • Urinary Incontinence Hysterectomy and Oophorectomy
  • Hypertension, Heart Disease, and Stroke
  • Cancer
  • Diabetes
  • Gallstones and Gallbladder Disease
  • Vision, Hearing, and Other Sensory Loss Associated with Aging
  • Memory Lapse and Memory Loss
  • Dying and Death
  • Changing Society and Ourselves
  • Index

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