Women's Health Textbooks: Codifying Science and Calling for Change
Authors: Jeane Ann Grisso
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1998)

Medical Writings1 December 1998Women's Health Textbooks: Codifying Science and Calling for ChangeJeane Ann Grisso, MD, MSc, Michelle Battistini, MD, and Lesley Ryan, BAJeane Ann Grisso, MD, MScUniversity of Pennsylvania School of Medicine; Philadelphia, PA 19104Search for more papers by this author, Michelle Battistini, MDUniversity of Pennsylvania School of Medicine; Philadelphia, PA 19104Search for more papers by this author, and Lesley Ryan, BAUniversity of Pennsylvania School of Medicine; Philadelphia, PA 19104Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-129-11_Part_1-199812010-00025 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail “Silence is the main enemy of gender equality, and it seems to be breaking” [1].In response to the rapidly growing base of knowledge about women's health, several general textbooks have been published. These texts address important questions that have been raised in women's health. In this paper, we discuss three of these questions: 1) How do we define “women's health” when only reproductive and gynecologic issues are unique to women? 2) What do women want? Women receive more health services than men-why is there an outcry about health care for women? 3) Why focus on women's health? Men die ...References1. Ruiz MT, Verbrugge LM. A two way view of gender bias in medicine. J Epidemiol Community Health. 1997; 51:106-9. Google Scholar2. Carr PL, Freund KM, Somani S. The Medical Care of Women. Philadelphia: WB Saunders; 1995. Google Scholar3. Carlson KJ, Eisenstat SA, Frigoletto FD Jr, Schiff I, eds. Primary Care of Women. St. Louis: Mosby-Year Book; 1995. Google Scholar4. Seltzer VL, Pearse WH. Women's Primary Health Care: Office Practice and Procedures. New York: McGraw-Hill; 1995. Google Scholar5. Lemcke DP, Pattison J, Marshall LA, Cowley DS, eds. Primary Care of Women. Norwalk, CT: Appleton & Lange; 1995. Google Scholar6. Leppert PC, Howard FM, eds. Primary Care for Women. Philadelphia: Lippincott-Raven; 1997. Google Scholar7. Wallis LA, ed. Textbook of Women's Health. Philadelphia: Lippincott-Raven; 1998. Google Scholar8. Falik M, Scott-Collins KS, eds. Women's Health: The Commonwealth Fund Survey. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Univ Pr; 1996. Google Scholar9. Bernstein B, Kane R. Physicians' Attitudes toward Female Patients. Med Care. 1981; 19:600-8. Google Scholar10. Roter D, Lipkin M Jr, Korsgaard A. Sex Differences in Patients' and Physicians' Communication during Primary Care Medical Visits. Med Care. 1991; 29:1083-93. Google Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: Jeane Ann Grisso, MD, MSc; Michelle Battistini, MD; Lesley Ryan, BAAffiliations: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine; Philadelphia, PA 19104Corresponding Author: Jeane Ann Grisso, MD, MSc, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Blockley Hall, Room 920, 423 Guardian Drive, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6021.Current Author Addresses: Dr. Grisso: Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Blockley Hall, Room 920, 423 Guardian Drive, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6021. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byUnderstanding Women's Health: An OverviewAre two doctors better than one? Women’s physician use and appropriate careIntegration of Womenʼs Health into an Internal Medicine Core Curriculum for Medical StudentsResources for Teaching about Womenʼs HealthThe Trends in Health Care Delivery for WomenSome Things Have Not ChangedLinda Hawes Clever, MDNew approach to assessing clinical quality of care for women: the QA Tool system 1 December 1998Volume 129, Issue 11_Part_1Page: 916-918KeywordsDisabilitiesGenital anatomyHealth careHealth economicsHealth information technologyHealth surveysMedical servicesObstetrics and gynecologyPregnancySexual identity ePublished: 15 August 2000 Issue Published: 1 December 1998 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 1998 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...