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Record Nr.

UNINA9910824753003321

Titolo

Black women's health [[electronic resource] ] : challenges and opportunities / / Yvonne Wesley, editor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Nova Science Publishers, c2009

ISBN

1-61668-420-8

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (293 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

WesleyYvonne

Disciplina

613.089/96073

Soggetti

African American women - Health and hygiene

Minorities - Health and hygiene

African American women - Diseases - Risk factors

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Inequities in health care and African-American women : intersectional applications of research and policy / Laurie Nsiah-Jefferson -- Genetics and the health of African American women : finding the cure for disease and the cure for social ills / Deborah Cohen -- Issues affecting health care of African American women with disabilities / Suzanne C. Smeltzer -- When I come to the end of my journey : correlates of morale in the elderly African-American female / Gloria Boseman -- Improving the health of African American women / Maisha Amen and Basirah Taha -- Perceptions of personal health of contemporary black women / Minnie Campbell -- Postpartum depression and African-American women : the cultural context / Valera A. Hascup -- Black women, stress and pregnancy / Yvonne Wesley -- Older adults : quality of life issues derived from late onset blindness / Estelle A. Pisani -- Relationships among pet attachment support and human health outcomes in women of color / Cheryl A. Krause-Parello.