title: Changing patterns in ambulatory care: a more broad-based approach.
abstract: The obstetrician-gynecologist must assume a dual role in the future provision of health care to women. Not only should the obstetrician-gynecologist function as a consultant for medical and surgical problems peculiar to the female reproductive tract, but also assume a broader-based role for preventive medicine and health maintenance functions. This includes the provision of care which traditionally had not been offered in our specialty. To this end, a summary of preventive medicine measures is provided, including cardiovascular disease, cancer screening and nongynecologic metabolic disorders.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Wisconsin Medical School, Madison.
authors.forename: D W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Laube
mesh_terms: D000553:Ambulatory Care / Q000639:trends*; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000517:prevention & control; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control; D005260:Female; D006176:Gynecology / Q000639:trends*; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D008659:Metabolic Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control; D008875:Middle Aged; D009774:Obstetrics / Q000639:trends*; D011315:Preventive Medicine / Q000639:trends