A life course approach to women's health /

How far is the health of middle-aged and older women shaped by biological, social, and psychological processes that begin in pre-natal development, childhood, adolescence, or early adult life? In this book, a group of international experts critically review the latest scientific evidence.

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Mishra, Gita D. (Editor), Hardy, Rebecca, Dr (Editor), Kuh, Diana (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2023.
Edition:Second edition.
Series:Life course approach to adult health series.
Oxford medical publications.
Subjects:
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Part 1 : Introduction
  • 1. A life course approach to women's health / Gita D Mishra, Diana Kuh, and Rebecca Hardy
  • Part 2 : Reproductive Health
  • 2. A life course approach to women's reproductive health / Maria C Magnus and Abigail Fraser
  • 3. A life course approach to endometriosis / Gita D Mishra, Ingrid J Rowlands, Hsiu-Wen Chan, and Grant W Montgomery
  • 4. Menopause and hysterectomy : a life course perspective / Gita D Mishra, Hsin-Fang Chung, Martha Hickey, Diana Kuh, and Rebecca Hardy
  • Part 3 : Health, Ageing, and Disease
  • 5. A life course approach to cardiovascular disease / Jane A Masoli and Rebecca Hardy
  • 6. A life course approach to diabetes / Emily Papadimos, Jedediah I Morton, Jessica L Harding, and Elizabeth Barr
  • 7. A life course approach to musculoskeletal ageing / Rachel Cooper, Kate A Ward, and Avan Aihie Sayer
  • 8. A life course approach to lung function impairment and COPD / Dinh S Bui and Shyamali C Dharmage
  • 9. Depression and psychological distress / Barbara Maughan
  • 10. Cognition function and dementia : a life course perspective / Erin E Sundermann, Sarah J Banks, and Carlos Araujo Menedez
  • 11. The life course epidemiology of breast cancer / Lauren C Houghton, Nancy Potischman, and Rebecca Troisi
  • 12. Gynaecological cancers : a life course perspective / Susan J Jordan and Penelope M Webb.
  • Part 4 : Biological and Behavioural Pathways
  • 13. Integrative omics for women's health / Anna Murray and Katherine S Ruth
  • 14. Endocrine pathways across the life course / Marta Bianchini, Alfonsina Chiefari, Rosa Lauretta, Marilda Mormando, Guilia Puliani, and Marialuisa Appetecchia
  • 15. A life course perspective on women's health behaviours / Hsin-Fang Chung and Gita D Mishra
  • 16. A life course approach to body weight / Rebecca Hardy and Laura D Howe
  • Part 5 : Social Issues Impacting Women's Health
  • 17. Social inequalities and life course socioeconomic pathways / Rebecca Hardy
  • 18. Women's social relationships and links with health and wellbeing over the life course / Anne McMunn
  • 19. Structural sexism across the life course : how social inequality shapes women's later-life health / Jessica Kelley and Marissa Gilbert
  • 20. The influence of gender-based violence across the life course / Elizabeth McLindon, Minerva Kyei-Onanjiri, and Kelsey Hegarty
  • Part 6 : From Evidence to Practice
  • 21. A life course approach to women's health care / Judith Stephenson, Jennifer Hall, and Louise F Wilson
  • 22. Translating women's health research into policy and practice / Helen Brown, Stephanie Best, and Trina Hinkley
  • Part 7 : Conclusion
  • 23. A life course approach to women's health : conclusion / Rebecca Hardy, Diana Kuh, and Gita D Mishra.