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<p>An accessible and comprehensive guide to the health problems and treatments unique to women of all ages - from child-bearing to care-giving and empty nest years.</p> <h3>Library Journal</h3> <p>Greenberger, CEO of the Society for Women's Health Research, and Wider, a science writer, seek to convey the importance of understanding how diseases affect men and women differently. Chapters cover disease categories, and for each disorder in that category a definition is provided, followed by the risk factors, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, screening and prevention, and reflecting the book's emphasis, at least one entry on Why Your Sex Matters. In many chapters, a vignette of an individual's experience is given, which imbues the information with a personal touch. However, complete citations to published research are lacking in the text. For example, outcomes of a study published in the British Medical Journal are discussed in Chapter 1, but the full citation is not given for those who wish to read further. A better choice, then, is Our Bodies, Ourselves: A New Edition for a New Era by the Boston Women's Health Book Collective, which similarly emphasizes gender-based healthcare but focu

Author

Greenberger, Phyllis; Wider, Jennifer; Society for Women's Health Research

Publisher

Sterling, Va. : Capital Books

Published

2006

Language

EN

ISBN

9781933102085

Subjects

Medical, Health & Fitness, Medicine

Rating

5 / 5 (2 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14