Sex matters
how male-centric medicine endangers women's health and what we can do about it
Sex matters
how male-centric medicine endangers women's health and what we can do about it
Book - 2020
Exposes that all medical models -- in research and practice -- are male-centric and shows how the biological, biochemical, psychological, and neurological differences between men and women affect issues such as preventative care, emergency care, drug prescriptions, and pain management. Also looks at how race, class, and gender identity are disproportionately affected by this.
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| 37413318714864 | Available | Non-fiction | 613.0424 MCGREGO |
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Hachette Go, an imprint of Hachette Books,
[2020]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| 300 | |a xvi, 254 pages ; |c 24 cm | ||
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| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references (221-236) and index. | ||
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| 650 | 0 | |a Women's health services. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Women |x Health and hygiene. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Sexism in medicine. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Discrimination in medical care. | |
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