Gender and Health Care in the United Kingdom: Exploring the Stereotypes

This book brings together a detailed examination of gender differences in the health needs of the UK population. Commonly held assumptions and key debates are explored such as: Are older women more prone to illness than older men? Is being single bad for your health? Are women still the madder sex?...

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Main Authors: Hayes, Bernadette C. (Author), Prior, Pauline M. (Author)
Other Authors: Campling, Jo (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: London Macmillan Education UK 2003
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Online Access:UBR01
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Summary:This book brings together a detailed examination of gender differences in the health needs of the UK population. Commonly held assumptions and key debates are explored such as: Are older women more prone to illness than older men? Is being single bad for your health? Are women still the madder sex? The text provides the most up-to-date empirical information regarding gendered health care consumption in the UK and the background knowledge necessary to assess health care needs
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (224 p)
ISBN:9781403937605
DOI:10.1007/978-1-4039-3760-5

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