A handbook of men's health. (2006)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Tom Laws.
• Other Names: Laws, Tom
• Contents: 1. Sex, gender and health status; ; Men, masculinity and health; ; Sex and statistics; ; Major causes of death; ; Cancers; ; Heart disease; ; Health concerns of adults; ; Social determinants of health; ; Mental health; ; Cultural identities among men; ; 2. Promoting health; ; Health promotion; ; Health issues nominated by men; ; Screening; ; 3. Ethico-legal; ; Implications for practice; ; Surrogacy by in vitro fertilisation; ; Reproductive rights; ; Homosexuality; ; 4. Young men; ; Premature deaths; ; Substance abuse; ; Teenage boys’ drinking; ; Body image; ; 5. Prime time; ; Infertility and subfertility; ; Sexually transmitted infections; ; Urethritis; ; Bacterial STIs; ; Viral STIs; ; Vasectomy; ; Androgen deficiency; ; Erectile dysfunction; ; 6. Maturity; ; Testosterone in decline; ; Men and cardiovascular disease; ; 7. Sensitive issues; ; Date rape; ; Domestic violence; ; Circumcision; ; Premature ejaculation; ; Sexual abuse; ; 8. Male conditions and disorders; ; Haematospermia; ; Disorders of the prostate; ; Testicular cancer; ; 9. Procedures and investigations; ; Transuretheral resection of the prostate (TURP); ; Digital rectal examination (DRE); ; Testicular self examination; ; 10. Male-specific conditions and disorders; ; Hydrocele; ; Testicular torsion; ; Epididymitis; ; Orchitis; ; Varicocele; ; Spermatocele; ; Cryptorchidism; ; Inginial hernia; ; Balanitis; ; Balanitis xerotica obliterans; ; Phimosis; ; Cancer of the penis; ; Peyronie’s disease
• Publisher Details: Edinburgh New York : Churchill Livingstone
• Publication Date: 2006
• Extent: 1 online resource (xiii, 214 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 613.0434; Men -- Diseases; Men -- Health and hygiene; Health; Men; Health Promotion; Risk Assessment; Sex Factors; Hommes -- Santé et hygiène; Hommes -- Maladies; Men -- Diseases; Men -- Health and hygiene; HEALTH & FITNESS / Healthy Living; HEALTH & FITNESS / Holism; HEALTH & FITNESS / Reference; MEDICAL / Preventive Medicine; Handbooks; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780702035036; 0702035033
• Related ISBNs: 0443073384; 9780443073380
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.