Women and Health Research: Ethical and Legal Issues of Including Women in Clinical Studies, Volume 1 by Anna C. Mastroianni
National Academies Press | January 15, 1994 | English | ISBN: 030904992X | 286 pages | PDF | 4 MB
National Academies Press | January 15, 1994 | English | ISBN: 030904992X | 286 pages | PDF | 4 MB
In the nineteenth century some scientists argued that women should not be educated because thinking would use energy needed by the uterus for reproduction. The proof? Educated women had a lower birth rate. Today's researchers can only shake their heads at such reasoning. Yet professional journals and the popular press are increasingly criticizing medical research for ignoring women's health issues.