Black women's health challenges and opportunities / Yvonne Wesley, editor.

Other author Wesley, Yvonne.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoNew York : Nova Science Publishers,
Descriptionxi, 279 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects
African American women--Health and hygiene.
Minorities--Health and hygiene.
African American women--Diseases. --Risk factors.
Women's Health--ethnology. --United States.
Black or African American--United States.
Minority Health--United States.

Contents 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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2009032470
ISBN1608764532 (hardcover)
ISBN3105404
ISBN9781608764532 (hardcover)
ISBNebook

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