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Record Nr.

UNINA9910456069103321

Autore

Benderly Beryl Lieff

Titolo

In her own right [[electronic resource] ] : the Institute of Medicine's guide to women's health issues / / by Beryl Lieff Benderly for the Institute of Medicine

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1997

ISBN

1-282-08121-7

9786612081217

0-309-52009-6

0-585-03774-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (240 p.)

Disciplina

613/.0424

Soggetti

Women - Health and hygiene - United States

Women's health services - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 213-215) and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Front Matter""; ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; "" 1 Why Another Book on Women�s Health?""; "" 2 Gender Differences in Health""; "" 3 Roots of Difference""; "" 4 Health Through the Life Span: The First Two Decades""; "" 5 Health Through the Life Span: The Reproductive Years""; "" 6 Health Through the Life Span: Menopause and Beyond""; "" 7 Eating for a Healthy Life""; "" 8 Women in the Health Care System""; "" 9 Research on Women, Women in Research""; ""10 Looking Ahead""; ""References""; ""Index""