Gender-biased diagnosing of women's medical complaints: Contributions of feminist thought, 1970-1995

Women and Health

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 101-121

  Munch, Shari ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Feminism; Gender bias; Medicine; Women's health

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DYSMENORRHEA; FEMALE; HEALTH HAZARD; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PHILOSOPHY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PREGNANCY; PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME; PSYCHOANALYTIC THEORY; PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER; RACE DIFFERENCE; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX ROLE; SOCIAL BELIEF; SOCIAL CLASS;

EUROPE; FEMALE; FEMINISM; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; PREJUDICE; SOCIAL CHANGE; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WOMEN'S HEALTH SERVICES; WOMEN'S RIGHTS;

EID: 13644255932     PISSN: 03630242     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J013v40n01_06     Document Type: Article

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