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Women and health : today's evidence tomorrow's agenda / World Health Organization.
- Format:
- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- World Health Organization.
- Series:
- Nonserial Publications
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Women--Health and hygiene.
- Women.
- Women's health services.
- Life change events.
- Health status indicators.
- Social justice.
- Gender identity.
- Political planning.
- World health.
- Developing countries.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (104 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Geneva : WHO, c2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This is a report on women and health - both women's health needs and their contribution to the health of societies. Women's health has long been a concern for WHO, but today it has become an urgent priority. This report explains why. Using current data, it takes stock of what we know now about the health of women throughout their lives and across the different regions of the world. Highlighting key issues - some of which are familiar, others that merit far greater attention - the report identifies opportunities for making more rapid progress. It points to areas in which better information - pl
- Contents:
- Title page; Foreword; Introduction; Executive summary; Chapter 1: understanding women's health in the world today; Chapter 2: The girl child; Chapter 3: Adolescent girl; Chapter 4: Adult women: the reproductive years; Chapter 5: Adult women; Chapter 6: Older women; Chapter 7: Policy implications; Conclusion; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-282-45620-2
- 9786612456206
- 92-4-068419-0
- OCLC:
- 609852914
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