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Sex matters how male-centric medicine endangers women's health and what we can do about it

Exposes that all medical models -- in research and practice -- are male-centric and shows how the biological, biochemical, psychological, and neurological differences between men and women affect issues such as preventative care, emergency care, drug prescriptions, and pain management. Also looks at...

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Main Author: McGregor, Alyson J. (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Hachette Go, an imprint of Hachette Books, 2020.
Edition: First edition.
Subjects:
Women's health services.
Women > Health and hygiene.
Sexism in medicine.
Discrimination in medical care.
Summary: Exposes that all medical models -- in research and practice -- are male-centric and shows how the biological, biochemical, psychological, and neurological differences between men and women affect issues such as preventative care, emergency care, drug prescriptions, and pain management. Also looks at how race, class, and gender identity are disproportionately affected by this.
Physical Description: xvi, 254 pages ; 24 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-223) and index.
ISBN: 9780738246765
073824676X
Author Notes: Alyson J. McGregor , MD, MA, FACEP, is an Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, and the Co-Founder and Director for the Division of Sex and Gender in Emergency Medicine (SGEM) at Brown University's Department of Emergency Medicine. A co-founder of the national organization Sex and Gender Women's Health Collaborative, Dr. McGregor has written or co-written over seventy peer-reviewed publications in scientific journals and was also the lead editor for the medical textbook, Sex and Gender in Acute Care Medicine (Cambridge University Press, 2016).

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