Womens Health: Complexities and Differences Contributor(s): Ruzek, Sheryl Burt (Author), Olesen, Virginia L. (Author), Clarke, Adele E. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0814207057 ISBN-13: 9780814207055 Publisher: Ohio State University Press OUR PRICE: $30.35 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 1997 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Health & Fitness | Women's Health - General - Medical |
Dewey: 613.042 |
LCCN: 96-34047 |
Series: Women & Health C&s Perspective |
Physical Information: 1.49" H x 6.06" W x 8.99" (2.00 lbs) 689 pages |
Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: In a challenge to purely biomedical definitions of women's health, this text draws attention to social, cultural, and behavioural elements. The concept of women's health has undergone a transformation over the past two decades. From an assumption of basic commonalities among women (based on the shared characteristics of the female anatomy and of diseases prevalent amongst women), the focus has shifted to the differences among women that affect their health and medical treatment. |