A practical, up-to-date, multidisciplinary source of information on the care of women in a primary care setting. More than sixty contributors provide clinically relevant information on diseases and disorders unique to women. The book addresses general topics affecting women’s health such as prevention, health care access, communication styles, and cultural and racial issues. Following the popular Lange CURRENT format, this comprehensive text features superbly organized rapidly accessible information.

This is the first book designed to help primary care providers deliver more effective and better integrated health care to women. Over 60 contributors in internal medicine, ob/gyn, surgery, and psychiatry present clinically relevant information on diseases and disorders that are unique to, more prevalent in, or present differently in women. More general topics affecting women's health are also addressed, including prevention, health care access, communication styles, and cultural and racial issues.