UID:
almahu_9948025547802882
Umfang:
1 online resource (1331 p.)
ISBN:
1-281-00543-6
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9786611005436
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0-08-049214-2
Inhalt:
Principles of Gender-Specific Medicine examines how normal human biology differs between men and women and how the diagnosis and treatment of disease differs as a function of gender. This revealing research covers various conditions that predominantly occur in men, and as well conditions that predominantly occur in women. Among the subjects covered are cardiovascular disease, mood disorders, the immune system, lung cancer as a consequence of smoking, osteoporosis, diabetes, obesity, and infectious diseases.* Gathers important information in the field of gender-based biology an
Anmerkung:
Description based upon print version of record.
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Front Cover; Principles of Gender-Specific Medicine; Copyright Page; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Contributors; Volume 1; SECTION 1: Gender and Development; Chapter 1. The Role of Gender in Neonatology; Chapter 2. Endocrinology and Growth in Children and Adolescents; Chapter 3. Gender-Specific Pulmonary Disease; Chapter 4. Gender-Specific Aspects of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology; Chapter 5. Gender Differences in Neurologic Conditions of Children; Chapter 6. Gender and Sports: Past, Present, and Future; Chapter 7. Gender Differences in Child and Adolescent Behavior
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SECTION 2: Central Nervous SystemChapter 8. Gender Differences in the Functional Organization of the Brain; Chapter 9. Do Sex Steroid Hormones Contribute to Sexual Differentiation of the Human Brain?; Chapter 10. Hormonal and Nonhormonal Mechanisms of Sexual Differentiation of the Brain; Chapter 11. Neuroprotective Effects of Estrogen; Chapter 12. Brain Trauma, Sex Hormones, Neuronal Survival, and Recovery of Function; Chapter 13. Gender Differences in Epilepsy; Chapter 14. Sex Hormones and Headache; Chapter 15. Gender Differences in Psychiatric Disorders with a Focus on Estrogen
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Chapter 16. Gender Differences in PsychopharmacologyChapter 17. The Question of Psychosexual Neutrality at Birth; Chapter 18. Treating Psychologic Disorders During Pregnancy and Lactation; SECTION 3: Cardiology; Chapter 19. Gender and the Heart: Sex-Specific Differences in Normal Myocardial Anatomy and Physiology and in the Experiences of Some Diseases of the Cardiovascular System; Chapter 20. Gender and Its Impact on Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Disease; Chapter 21. Gender-Specific Aspects of the Experience of Coronary Artery Disease
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Chapter 22. Gender Differences in the Outcome of Acute Myocardial InfarctionChapter 23. Dyslipidemia Management in Women and Men: Exploring Potential Gender Differences; Chapter 24. Impact of Gender on the Response to Cardioactive Drugs; Chapter 25. Hormone Replacement Therapy and Cardioprotection; Chapter 26. Gender Differences in the Role of Stress and Emotion in Cardiovascular Function and Disease; Chapter 27. Importance of and Barriers to Including Women in Clinical Trials; SECTION 4: Pulmonology; Chapter 28. Asthma: The Need for Different Approaches by Sex and Gender
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Chapter 29. Sex, Gender, and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary DiseaseChapter 30. Gender-Specific Considerations in Interstitial Lung Disease; Chapter 31. Gender-Specific Considerations in Pulmonary Hypertension; Chapter 32. Venous Thromboembolism: Gender Effects and Gender-Specific Risk Factors for Women; Chapter 33. The Influence of Gender on Cough Reflex Sensitivity; Chapter 34. Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Why the Gender Bias?; Chapter 35. Gender Differences in the Sepsis Syndrome: Clinical Evidence and Potential Mechanisms; SECTION 5: Gastroenterology
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Chapter 36. Normal Physiology of the Gastrointestinal Tract and Gender Differences
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English
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 0-12-440905-9
Sprache:
Englisch
