Exploring the promises of intersectionality for advancing women's health research

International Journal for Equity in Health

Volumn 9, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Hankivsky, Olena ^a   Reid, Colleen ^a   Cormier, Renee ^a   Varcoe, Colleen ^b   Clark, Natalie ^c   Benoit, Cecilia ^d   Brotman, Shari ^c  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; GENDER ROLE; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SURVEY; PARADIGM SHIFT; WOMENS HEALTH;

ABORIGINE; AGING; ARTICLE; CANADA; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; LESBIAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; VIOLENCE; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

CANADA;

EID: 77749330084     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14759276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-9276-9-5     Document Type: Article

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