Sex matters : how male-centric medicine endangers women's health and what we can do about it
(2020)
Nonfiction
Book
Call Numbers:
613.04244/MCGREGOR,A
Availability
Details
PUBLISHED
New York : Hachette Go, an imprint of Hachette Books, [2020]
EDITION
First edition
DESCRIPTION
xvi, 254 pages ; 24 cm
ISBN/ISSN
9780738246765, 073824676X :, 073824676X, 9780738246765
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
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