The Selling of HRT
Playing on the Fear Factor
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3945583 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nancy Worcester, Mariamne H Whatley |
| Year | 1992 |
| Issue | 41 |
| Pages | 1 |
| Publication date | 1992-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Feminist Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0141-7789 • E-ISSN: 1466-4380 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/1395227 |
| OpenAlex | W4234561401 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 28 |
| References cited | 9 |
For decades, women's health activists have been critical of the medical system's lack of interest in olderwomen's issues. Osteoporosis and heart disease were excellent examples of the problematic relationship between the medical system and women who use it. These prevalent, serious, life-threatening conditions have been characterized by an almost total lack of information and research. Until quite recently, most women had never heard of osteoporosis, and cardiovascular disease was so consistently labelled as a 'men's' disease that the major studies included tens of thousands of men and no women. The situation has changed dramatically in the last few years. Osteoporosis and heart disease can no longer serve as examples of neglect of older women's issues. Osteoporosis has become a household word in the United States. Most women will have seen a headline announcing 'heart disease is the number one killer of women', and the prevention of both osteoporosis and heart disease in women has become 'hot' research. It might seem that feminist activists should be applauding this response of the medical establishment. Any woman approaching menopause is likely to receive information from her health-care practitioners on the dangers of osteoporosis and heart disease. So why are we complaining? Aren't femini sts ever satisfied
Alternative medicine · Disease · Factor (programming language) · Family medicine · Feminism · Heart disease · Human sexuality · Medical literature · Menopause · Neglect · Osteoporosis · Pathology · Sociology · Anthropology · Computer Science · Cultural Studies · Economic, Social, and Health Studies · Gender Studies · Healthcare Policy and Management · Human Resource and Talent Management · Internal Medicine · Medicine · Nursing · Primary Care and Health Outcomes · Psychology · Gerontology
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| Unique citing works | 24 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,85 |
| Citation span | 1993 - 2011 (19) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 24 |