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An authoritative, state-of-the-art collection that brings together key experts to provide an overview of the field. This new paperback edition includes 3 new chapters on human resources and health, end-of-life care and complementary and alternative medicine as well as thorough updates to the introduction and conclusion.

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Introduction: Bringing Gender to the Heart of Health Policy, Practice and Research; E.Kuhlmann & E.Annandale PART I: GENDERING HEALTHCARE AND POLICY Re-visiting Gender Justice in Health and Healthcare; S.Payne & L.Doyal Gender Equality and International Health Policy Planning; S.N.Abdool , C.Garcia-Moreno & A.Amin Gender Equity and Health Sector Reforms in Low and Middle Income Countries; H.Standing Gender-sensitive Indicators for Healthcare; V.Lin & H.L´Orange Gender Assessment: European Health Research Policies; I.Klinge Gender and the Medicalization of Healthcare; S.E.Bell & A.E.Figert PART II: THE SOCIAL PATTERNING OF HEALTH BY GENDER Changing Patterns of Morbidity and Mortality; C.E.Bird , M.E.Lang & P.P.Rieker Reproductive Regimes: Governing Gendered Bodies; E.Ettorre & C.Kingdon Coronary Heart Disease: Gendered Public Health Discourses; E.Riska Gender and Mental Health; J.Busfield HIV/AIDS and Gender; L.Gilbert & T.Selikow PART III: EQUITY AND ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE Gender and Help-seeking: Towards Gender-comparative Studies; K.Hunt , J.Adamson & P.Galdas Gender Differences in Healthcare Utilization in Later Life; K.Roy & A.Chaudhuri Men´s Health and Well-being; T.Schofield The Healthcare Needs of Gay and Lesbian Patients; J.Edwards Mothers and Children: What Does their Health Tell us About Gender?; T.Patel Gender, Health, Care and Place: Living in Rural and Remote Communities; I.L.Bourgeault & R.Sutherns PART IV: GENDERING THE ORGANIZATION AND DELIVERY OF HEALTHCARE The New Management of Healthcare: ´Rational´ Performance and Gendered Actors; J.Barry , E.Berg & J.Chandler Old Age Care Policies: Gendering Institutional Arrangements Across Countries; V.Burau , H.Theobald & R.H.Blank Primary Prevention and Health Promotion: Towards Gender-sensitive Interventions; P.Kolip Gender and Maternal Healthcare; J.Sandall , C.Benoit , E.van Teijlingen , S.Wrede , E.Declercq & R.de Vries Women´s Health Centres: Creating Spaces and Institutional Support; P.Armstrong PART V: THE PROFESSIONS AS CATALYST OF GENDER-SENSITIVE HEALTHCARE Women in the Medical Profession: International Trends; E.Riska Sex, Gender and Health: Developments in Medical Research; T.Lagro-Janssen Gender Mainstreaming at the Cross-roads of Eastern-western Healthcare; L.Cheng , E.Kuhlmann & E.Annandale Nursing: Globalization of a Female-gendered Profession; S.Wrede Conclusion: Gender and Healthcare: The Future; E.Annandale & E.Kuhlmann

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