Diagnosis Female
How Medical Bias Endangers Women's Health
Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, 2019.
Format: Book
Description: vii, 217 pages ; 24 cm
Being a woman in the health care system is inherently hazardous to your health. Women often experience misdiagnosis and ignorance of their symptoms, in part because for centuries females were excluded from important medical research. This work reveals the gender bias that can cause harm. Tips and tools guide women to better health outcomes.
Contents:
All in my head -- All in her head -- Voices not heard -- Heartfelt -- Chronic -- Cracking the ceiling -- "There is somebody sitting here."
Subjects:
Women -- Health and hygiene -- Sociological aspects.
Women -- Diseases.
Women's health services -- Social aspects.
Women -- Health and hygiene -- Sociological aspects.
Women -- Diseases.
Women's health services -- Social aspects.
ISBN:
9781538114469
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
HEALTH Women Dwa | Northeast Indoors | Nonfiction | In |
Includes bibliographical references and index.