Dictionary of Nursing Theory and Research: Fourth Edition

This is the only truly comprehensive advanced text for the assessment of women??s health, written for such primary care providers as nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and certified nurse??midwives. It encompasses both foundational and cutting-edge physical and psychosocial information in a clear and concise outline format, and is unique in its presentation of more advanced techniques and procedures not addressed in standard graduate assessment texts.

It is increasingly recognized that an individual’s experience of old age is fundamentally influenced by their earlier life experiences. This volume of the Annual Review of Gerontology and Geriatrics begins with an overview of the theoretical underpinnings of both the Life Span and the Life Course perspectives on health disparities in aging populations, examining them in the context of a changing structure of society.