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THE PALGRAVE HANDBOOK OF GENDER AND HEALTHCARE
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| By: |
Ellen Kuhlmann (Editor), Ellen Annandale (Editor) |
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Electronic book text |
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£35.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1137295406 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781137295408 |
| Publisher: |
PALGRAVE MACMILLAN |
| Pub. date: |
26 June, 2012 |
| Edition: |
2nd New edition |
| Description: |
An authoritative, state-of-the-art collection that brings together key experts to provide an overview of the field. This new paperback edition includes 3 new chapters on human resources and health, end-of-life care and complementary and alternative medicine as well as thorough updates to the introduction and conclusion. |
| Synopsis: |
This authoritative, state-of-the-art reference collection addresses the main issues and core debates related to gender and healthcare in one accessible volume. Mapping the field, and drawing together cutting-edge research on gender and healthcare, this essential guide to an area of increasing interest provides a critical overview of debates as well as practical guidance on how to bring gender perspectives to the heart of international health policy, practice and research. Providing an integrated and context-sensitive approach that focuses on men's and women's health, actor-centred and institutional approaches to healthcare, as well as to the needs of service users and professionals, this comprehensive and innovative overview examines both the developed and developing world, and explores intersections between gender and a wide range of social inequalities.Divided into five parts this panoramic survey covers * The gendering of healthcare and policy * The social patterning of health by gender * Equity and access to healthcare * The organization and delivery of healthcare * Health professions and gender Offering an impressive range of international world class expertise and insight, each chapter includes a chapter summary and an overview of key reading, making this Handbook an invaluable companion for a wide range of academics, researchers, practitioners and policymakers. |
| Illustrations: |
24 black & white tables, 9 figures, 11 black & white illustrations, 2 graphs |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Palgrave Macmillan |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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