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Women Also see specific Ethnic / Religious
Groups
- Breast cancer Racial and Ethnic Differences
- A fact sheet from the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation demonstrating racial
and ethnic comparisons. Last visited: 8/2007.
- HIV/AIDS among Women
- Women account for more than one quarter of all new HIV/AIDS diagnoses according to this
fact sheet from the Centers for Disease Control. Last visited: 8/2007.
- Multicultural
Aspects of Breast Cancer Etiology
- This bibliography of 1,430 articles from 1993-1998, was prepared by
the National Library of Medicine, and is divided into five (5) sections:
special studies and reports; racial, ethnic, and cultural differences
in breast cancer incidence; racial, ethnic, and cultural differences
in risk factors; screening and early detection; and mortality/survival
Issues. These are subdivided accordingly, with specific citations for
: African Americans, American Indians/Alaska Natives, Asians, Hispanics,
Native Hawaiians/Other Pacific Islanders, the aged, Ashkenazi Jews,
males, socioeconomically disadvantaged, and rural populations.
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Primer on Women and Tobacco: The Leading American Epidemic
- This short publication from the American Medical Student Association
offers a quick way to get up-to-speed on this primary care topic, along
with resource lists and chapter project ideas. Recommended. Last visited: 8/2007.
- Southeast
Asian Women
- Reading lists regarding physical and mental health and domestic violence
among several populations, including Cambodian, Hmong, Vietnamese, and
Filipino. Last visited: 8/2007.
- Women
and Cardiovascular Disease: A Biostatistical Fact Sheet
- Extensive statistical charts for a variety of ethnic groups from the
American Heart Association. Last visited: 8/2007.
- National Organizations:
- American Medical
Women's Association
- Visit the publications section for issues of the
Journal of the American Medical Women's Association from 1994-2005,
or browse the Collections section for lists of articles on selected topics.
Last visited: 8/2007.
Office
of Women's Health
- An U.S. government office web site containing a variety of programs
and issues related to women's health. Be sure to look for statistical
data from the Women’s Health USA Databook. Visit the National
Women's Health Information Center for free information on more than
800 topics in Spanish and English. A subsection of the site focuses
on minority
health and is further divided by ethinc groups. Last visited: 8/2007.
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