Women's health theorizing: A call for epistemic action

Critical Public Health

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 143-154

  Cook, Charlene ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Feminism; Health; Theory

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EPISTEMOLOGY; FEMININITY; FEMINISM; GENDER AND SEX; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL STATUS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 74949141397     PISSN: 09581596     EISSN: 14693682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09581590802382299     Document Type: Article

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