Women, health, and medicine / Agnes Miles.

  • Miles, Agnes
Date:
1991
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Description

The abundance of data on women, health and medicine provided by researchers in various fields can be a source of confusion for those beginning to study the field. This book aims to provide those who embark on such a project with a concise introduction to key arguments, problems and findings.

Publication/Creation

Milton Keynes ; Philadelphia : Open University Press, 1991.

Physical description

vi, 234 pages ; 24 cm

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Related material

This item was donated as part of The Women's Health Library archive held by Wellcome Collection, reference SA/WHL https://wellcomecollection.org/works/fjg4s86y

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-225) and indexes.

Contents

Patterns of ill health in women -- Concepts of health and illness -- The experience of sickness -- Living with long-term health-related problems -- Women in medicine -- Patients and professionals : patterns of interaction -- The medical control of women.

Notes

Copy 1. Donor: This item was originally held in the Women's Health Library. It was donated to Wellcome in 2016 by the Feminist Library, which acted as temporary custodian following the closure of Women's Health in 2006.
Copy 1. Former Women's Health Library shelfmark: Bc

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ISBN

  • 033509905X
  • 9780335099054