title: Screening, health promotion, and prevention in women.
abstract: Many health promotion and disease prevention recommendations are specific to adult women. Given their strategic position within families, women often hold the responsibility for the health and well-being of all family members.
authors.affiliation: Department of Family and Community Medicine, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27157-1034, USA.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Bowman
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Spangler
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics / Q000517:prevention & control; D015914:Estrogen Replacement Therapy; D005260:Female; D005833:Genital Neoplasms, Female / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening; D008875:Middle Aged; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000517:prevention & control; D011322:Primary Prevention; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D016387:Women's Health