Until recently the focus of women's health research and policy has been on reproductive health, but new public health issues have emerged that must be addressed. Among them are a need to examine the basic biology of sex differences in health and disease; the elimination of disparities in health status and health outcomes among diverse populations of women; and a mandate to care for a growing population of aging women.
aUniversity of Wisconsin Medical School, UW Center for Women's Health, WI, USA
Gloria E. Sarto, M.D., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin Medical School, UW Center for Women's Health, Meriter Hospital, 202 S. Park St., Madison, WI 53715, USA
☆ The gender gap in disease and treatment is more than meets the eye
Economic, ethnic, and aging factors impact disproportionately on women's health
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