A Life Course Approach to Women's Health
2nd Edition
Published on 25. July 2023
Book
Paperback/Softback
448 pages
978-0-19-286464-2 (ISBN)
Description
The second edition of A Life Course Approach to Women's Health is a timely addition to the literature, reflecting extraordinary gains in the evidence on women's health across the life course. This new edition provides an up to date and comprehensive review of scientific evidence and methodological developments in life course epidemiology, as well as new fields of research, such as integrative omics.
This text reflects the focus of recent research, advances in technology, and the evolving nature of the field with its application in practice and policy. There are new chapters on endometriosis, lung function, cognition, gynaecological cancer, integrative omics, structural sexism, violence, health service use, and knowledge translation. Each chapter reflects the views of individual authors, within a common life course framework to provide a consistent approach across the book. This conceptual framework is summarised in the introductory chapter, with an outline of each topic covered. Key findings, common themes, and theoretical and methodological challenges are highlighted in the concluding chapter.
Over 50 international researchers working on women's health and well-being from diverse fields have contributed to this new edition which is highly recommended as essential reading for anyone with an interest in women's health.
This text reflects the focus of recent research, advances in technology, and the evolving nature of the field with its application in practice and policy. There are new chapters on endometriosis, lung function, cognition, gynaecological cancer, integrative omics, structural sexism, violence, health service use, and knowledge translation. Each chapter reflects the views of individual authors, within a common life course framework to provide a consistent approach across the book. This conceptual framework is summarised in the introductory chapter, with an outline of each topic covered. Key findings, common themes, and theoretical and methodological challenges are highlighted in the concluding chapter.
Over 50 international researchers working on women's health and well-being from diverse fields have contributed to this new edition which is highly recommended as essential reading for anyone with an interest in women's health.
Reviews / Votes
Review from previous edition Such a mind-expanding volume as this can be read by any professional involved with women's health and of course our women patients themselves... this 5-star volume should be required reading for everyone who has any association with and concern for women and their health. * Journal of the British Menopause Society * This work presents comprehensive women's health information in a most welcome fashion . . . Practitioners with a strong interest in epidemiology will find the book quite fascinating. * Doody's Journal * This book is a fountain of wisdom with a world view of evidence-based data on women's health past, present and future. * Family Practice, Vol 20, No 3 * This book is another fine example of the application of both individual and population-level course thinking . . . the book is comprehensive, intellectually stimulating, and well organized, and offers a wealth of resources on life course approaches to women's health. I highly recommend it as a most valuable addition to any epidemiological library. * International Journal of Epidemiology *More details
Series
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 236 mm
Width: 178 mm
Thickness: 33 mm
Weight
703 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-286464-2 (9780192864642)
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Additional editions
Gita Mishra | Rebecca Hardy | Diana Kuh
A Life Course Approach to Women's Health
E-Book
08/2023
2nd Edition
OUP eBook
€41.99
Available for download
Gita Mishra | Rebecca Hardy | Diana Kuh
A Life Course Approach to Women's Health
E-Book
06/2023
2nd Edition
OUP eBook
€41.99
Available for download
Persons
Gita Mishra, Director, Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health and Professor of Life Course Epidemiology, School of Public Health The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia, Rebecca Hardy, Professor of Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences, Loughborough University, Loughborough, UK, Diana Kuh, Emeritus Professor of Life Course Epidemiology, MRC Lifelong Health and Ageing, University College London, London, UK
Editor
Director, Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health and Professor of Life Course Epidemiology
Professor of Epidemiology and Medical StatisticsProfessor of Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences, Loughborough University, Loughborough, UKProfessor of Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences, Loughborough University, Loughborough, UK
Emeritus Professor of Life Course EpidemiologyEmeritus Professor of Life Course Epidemiology, MRC Lifelong Health and Ageing, University College London, London, UKEmeritus Professor of Life Course Epidemiology, MRC Lifelong Health and Ageing, University College London, London, UK
Content
Part 1 - Introduction 1: Gita D Mishra, Diana Kuh, and Rebecca Hardy: A life course approach to women's health Part 2 - Reproductive Health 2: Maria C Magnus and Abigail Fraser: A life course approach to women's reproductive health 3: Gita D Mishra, Ingrid J Rowlands, Hsiu-Wen Chan, and Grant W Montgomery: A life course approach to endometriosis 4: Gita D Mishra, Hsin-Fang Chung, Martha Hickey, Diana Kuh, and Rebecca Hardy: Menopause and hysterectomy: a life course perspective Part 3 - Health, Ageing, and Disease 5: Jane A Masoli and Rebecca Hardy: A life course approach to cardiovascular disease 6: Emily Papadimos, Jedediah I Morton, Jessica L Harding, and Elizabeth Barr: A life course approach to diabetes 7: Rachel Cooper, Kate A Ward, and Avan Aihie Sayer: A life course approach to musculoskeletal ageing 8: Dinh S Bui and Shyamali C Dharmage: A life course approach to lung function impairment and COPD 9: Barbara Maughan: Depression and psychological distress 10: Erin E Sundermann, Sarah J Banks, and Carlos Araujo Menedez: Cognition function and dementia: a life course perspective 11: Lauren C Houghton, Nancy Potischman, and Rebecca Troisi: The life course epidemiology of breast cancer 12: Susan J Jordan and Penelope M Webb: Gynaecological cancers: a life course perspective Part 4 - Biological and Behavioural Pathways 13: Anna Murray and Katherine S Ruth: Integrative omics for women's health 14: Marta Bianchini, Alfonsina Chiefari, Rosa Lauretta, Marilda Mormando, Guilia Puliani, and Marialuisa Appetecchia: Endocrine pathways across the life course 15: Hsin-Fang Chung and Gita D Mishra: A life course perspective on women's health behaviours 16: Rebecca Hardy and Laura D Howe: A life course approach to body weight Part 5 - Social Issues Impacting Women's Health 17: Rebecca Hardy: Social inequalities and life course socioeconomic pathways 18: Anne McMunn: Women's social relationships and links with health and wellbeing over the life course 19: Jessica Kelley and Marissa Gilbert: Structural sexism across the life course: how social inequality shapes women's later-life health 20: Elizabeth McLindon, Minerva Kyei-Onanjiri, and Kelsey Hegarty: The influence of gender-based violence across the life course Part 6 - From Evidence to Practice 21: Judith Stephenson, Jennifer Hall, and Louise F Wilson: A life course approach to women's health care 22: Helen Brown, Stephanie Best, and Trina Hinkley: Translating women's health research into policy and practice Part 7 - Conclusion 23: Rebecca Hardy, Diana Kuh, and Gita D Mishra: A life course approach to women's health: conclusion