Prevention practice in primary care. / Sherri N. Sheinfeld Gorin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gorin, Sherri Sheinfeld, author.

Gorin, Sherri Sheinfeld, author, editor of compilation.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Preventive health services.

Primary health care.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (338 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York, New York : Oxford University Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Prevention Practice in Primary Care systematically explores state-of-the-art practical approaches to effective prevention in primary care. Guided by theory and evidence, the book reviews approaches to risk factor identification and modification for the major causes of mortality in adulthood, including cancer, stroke, and cardiovascular disease.

Contents:

Cover; PREVENTION PRACTICE IN PRIMARY CARE; Copyright; Dedication; CONTENTS; FOREWORD; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; CONTRIBUTORS; ABOUT THE EDITOR; 1 Challenges and Strengths of Prevention Practice in Primary Care; 2 Multilevel Influences in Prevention; 3 Models for Prevention; 4 Cancer Screening and Prevention; 5 Cardiovascular Disease Prevention; 6 Stroke Prevention; 7 Risk Reduction for Other Major Diseases of Adulthood; 8 Personalizing Prevention; 9 Pay for Performance and Quality and Outcomes Frameworks for Prevention; 10 Provider and Office-Based Approaches to Prevention in Primary Care

11 Patient-Directed Approaches to Prevention12 The Future of Prevention in Primary Care; INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-19-938956-X

0-19-970663-8

0-19-021350-7

OCLC:

927031614