Man-made medicine : women's health, public policy, and reform / Kary L. Moss , editor.

Other author Moss, Kary L.
Format Book
Publication InfoDurham : Duke University Press, 1996.
Description288 pages ; 24 cm
Subjects
Women's health services--Government policy. --United States.
Sexism in medicine--United States.
Sex discrimination in medicine--United States.
Women--Health and hygiene. --Government policy. --United States.
Women--Health and hygiene. --United States. --Sociological aspects.
Prejudice--United States.
Women's Health--United States.
Health Policy--United States.

Contents Man-made medicine and women's health : the biopolitics of sex/gender and race/ethnicity / Nancy Krieger and Elizabeth Fee -- Of headlines and hypotheses : the role of gender in popular press coverage of women's health and biology / Joan E. Bertin and Laurie R. Beck -- Reinventing medical research / Kay Dickersin and Lauren Schnaper -- The women's health movement in the United States / Judy Norsigian -- For women's health : uncoupling health care reform from tort reform / Joyce E. McConnell -- Women, girls, and the HIV epidemic / Catherine Teare and Abigail English -- Health care access for immigrant women / Janet M. Calvo -- Cultivating common ground : women with disabilities / Carol J. Gill -- Reforming the provisions of mental health treatment / Susan Stefan -- Abortion, law, and public health / Ann Scales with Wendy Chavkin -- Women prisoners and health care : locked up and locked out / Ellen M. Barry
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Acquisitions source Laupus- Robert W. Cihak History of Medicine Collection
LCCN 96021855
ISBN0822318164
ISBN9780822318163

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks RA564.85 .M36 1996 ✔ Available Place Hold