Handbook of Family Planning and Reproductive Healthcare

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Paperback, 448 Pages
Published: NOV-2007
ISBN 10: 0-443-06887-9
ISBN 13: 978-0-443-06887-4
Imprint: CHURCHILL LIVINGSTONE



John Guillebaud, MA, FRCSEd, FRCOG(Hon), FFSRH(Hon), FCOG(SA), Emeritus Professor of Family Planning and Reproductive Health, University College London, UK; Trustee of the Margaret Pyke Memorial Trust, Formerly Medical Director of the Margaret Pyke Family Planning Centre, London, UK; Surgeon, Elliot-Smith Vasectomy Clinic, Oxford, UK
Anna Glasier, BSc, MD, DSc, FRCOG, FFPRHC, OBE, Lead Clinician for Sexual Health in NHS Lothian. Honorary Professor at the University of Edinburgh School of Clinical Science and Community Health and University of London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK
Ailsa Gebbie, MB, ChB, DCH, MRCOG, MFFP, Consultant in Community Gynaecology, Lothian Primary Care NHS Trust, Edinburgh

Description
This title is directed primarily towards health care professionals outside of the United States. Entirely revised and updated and with a foreword by John Guillebaud, this is the much anticipated new edition of an invaluable, practical guide which has become an established reference for all those working in reproductive health. As in the previous edition, all forms of contraceptives are covered in detail, with guidance on prescribing, possible complications and advantages/disadvantages. The book continues to provide evidence-based clinical guidance for family-planning providers. This fifth edition is a complete update on developments in the field, integrating the new contraceptives, strategies and guidelines within family planning and reproductive healthcare.

Audience:
All health care professional involved with providing family planning and reproductive health care services.


 
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