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.
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford :
Oxford University Press,
2023.
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| Edition: | Second edition. |
| Series: | Life course approach to adult health series.
Oxford medical publications. |
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| 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.