Women's health research : progress, pitfalls, and promise /
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Corporate author / creator: | Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on Women's Health Research. |
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Imprint: | Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, c2010. |
Description: | xv, 305 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.) |
Language: | English |
Subject: | Women -- Health and hygiene -- Research. Women's Health -- United States -- Guideline. Clinical Trials as Topic -- United States -- Guideline. Health Services Research -- methods -- United States -- Guideline. Health Status -- United States -- Guideline. Women -- Health and hygiene -- Research. |
Format: | Print Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8286779 |
Table of Contents:
- Summary
- 1. Introduction
- Background
- Charge to the Committee
- The Committee's Approach to Its Charge
- Organization of This Report
- References
- 2. Research on Determinants of Women's Health
- Behavioral Factors
- Social and Community Factors
- Societal Factors
- Conclusions
- References
- 3. Research on Conditions with Particular Relevance to Women
- Conditions on Which Research Has Contributed to Major Progress
- Conditions on Which Research Has Contributed to Some Progress
- Conditions on Which Little Progress Has Been Made
- Conclusions
- References
- 4. Methodologic Issues in Women's Health Research
- Study Design
- Subject Sampling
- Outcome Measures
- Analysis
- Methodologic Lessons from the Women's Health Initiative
- Summary
- Conclusions
- Recommendations
- References
- 5. Transforming Discovery to Impact: Translation and Communication of Findings of Women's Health Research
- Translation of Findings into Practice
- Communication
- Case Studies in Translation and Communication
- Conclusions
- Recommendations
- References
- 6. Synthesis, Findings, and Recommendations
- Is Women's Health Research Studying the Most Appropriate and Relevant Determinants of Health?
- Is Women's Health Research Focused on the Most Appropriate and Relevant Diseases, Disorders, Conditions, Outcomes, and End Points?
- Is Women's Health Research Studying the Most Relevant Groups of Women?
- Are the Most Appropriate Research Methods Being Used to Study Women's Health?
- Are the Research Findings Being Translated in a Way That Affects Practice?
- Are the Research Findings Being Communicated Effectively to Women?
- Gaps in Women's Health Research
- Committee's Key Findings and Recommendations
- References
- Appendixes
- A. Agendas for Public Meetings
- B. Mortality Statistics
- C. Selected Studies of Women's Health*