Gendered health policies and a women's movement: The Gypsy case

Health and Place

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 45-54

  Acton, Thomas ^a   Caffrey, Susan ^a   Dunn, Sylvia ^b   Vinson, Penny ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

^b National Association of Gypsy Women   (United Kingdom)

^c Shimpling ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gender; Gypsies; Health; Hygiene; Romani; Travellers

Indexed keywords

GENDER ISSUE; GYPSY PEOPLE; HEALTH POLICY; HYGIENE BEHAVIOUR; WOMEN'S MOVEMENT; WOMEN'S STATUS;

ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENDER; GIPSY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; PERSONAL HYGIENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL CONTROL;

EID: 0032029174     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1353-8292(97)00028-2     Document Type: Article

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