The Health Of Women: A Global Perspective
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- Synopsis
- This is a review of the many factors that affect women's health, ranging from low socioeconomic status and the impact of the debt crisis, to more direct medical determinants, such as poor nutrition, haemorrhage, eclampsia and infection. It includes the perspectives of policy-makers, practitioners, researchers and academics. The contributors assess the reduced quality of life for women and the often unacknowledged contributions of women and girls as the backbone of production in both developing and developed countries. They call for new initiatives to understand and improve women's health, taking into account biological elements such as the life-cycle of women as well as cultural constraints and socioeconomic realities.
- Copyright:
- 1999
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9780429976087
- Related ISBNs:
- 9780429496455, 9780813385006, 9780813385006, 9780367318567, 9780367318567, 9780813316086, 9780813316086
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Date of Addition:
- 07/02/20
- Copyrighted By:
- Taylor
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Social Studies
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.