Guides: ANT 361 (Good): Global Issues in Women's Health: Background Information

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Global Women's Health by Wang, Zhengchao, editor.
This book provides a comprehensive overview of the latest women's health research to benefit the global population of women
The Palgrave Handbook of Critical Menstruation Studies
A comprehensive and carefully curated multidisciplinary and genre-spanning view of the state of the field of Critical Menstruation Studies.
Routledge International Encyclopedia of Women
Call Number: R. 305.403 R869k2000 (Print)
Features comprehensive global coverage of women's issues and concerns, from violence and sexuality to feminist theory.
Routledge International Handbook of Women's Sexual and Reproductive Health by Jane M. Ussher (Editor); Joan C. Chrisler (Editor); Janette Perz (Editor)
The handbook adopts a life-cycle approach to examine key milestones and events in women's sexual and reproductive health.
Women's health: understanding issues and influences by Duquaine-Watson, Jillian M., editor.
Emphasizing perspectives of diverse groups of women, it addresses biological, economic, social, environmental, and political factors that influence women's health and well-being.
Women and Health by Marlene B. Goldman (Editor); Kathryn M. Rexrode (Editor); Rebecca Troisi (Editor)
Women and Health is a comprehensive reference that addresses health issues affecting women of all ages.
Women and health : global lives in focus by Alejano-Steele, AnnJanette, editor
This volume on global women's health provides a broad overview of many conditions that impact women's health, including social and economic inequities and examples of health advocacy.