Lingam, Lakshmi.

Understanding women's health issues a reader - New Delhi Kali for women 1998 - xi,228p.

A collection of essays on the subject of women's health by social scientists, demographers and health activists in India. It is divided into five sections covering: the social determinants of health; attitudes to the body; women's reproductive health and the State; current issues and debates; and an overview of policies and programmes. Contributors include: Barbara Miller; Pranab Bardhan; Kumudini Dandekar; Veena Das; Lynn Bennett, Padma Prakash; C. Sathyamala; Indira Mahadevan; Mark Nichter; and Malini Karkal.



English

818510784


Women's health
Women's health services
Women's autonomy
Women's rights

613 / LIN