Women's health in the 21st century

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 104, Issue SUPPL., 2009, Pages

  Wolfson, Elaine M ^a   DeKalb, Adriane ^a   Rojhani, Ariella ^a  

^a Global Alliance for Women's Health   (United States)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Gender; UN Millennium Development Goals; Women's health

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LUNG CANCER; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT; TRACHOMA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED NATIONS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 59349091643     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2008.11.029     Document Type: Article

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