Marianne J. Legato

Eve's Rib: The Groundbreaking Guide to Women's Health

Buch

For decades, medicine saw men and women as essentially the same physically except in the area of reproduction. However, a new and groundbreaking science of gender-specific medicine has discovered astonishing distinctions between male and female bodies. From the thickness of our skin to the signs of a heart attack to ways we metabolize drugs, the sexes have significant physiological differences. But, what do these differences mean to you and your doctor?In this groundbreaking book, internationally respected academic physician and lecturer, Dr. Marianne Legato pulls together more than a decade of research into sex-specific health. The result is… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-1-4976-3881-5
EAN: 9781497638815
Produktnummer: 17093526
Verlag: Open Road Media Sci Fi & Fanta
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2014
Seitenangabe: 252 S.
Masse: H21.6 cm x B14.0 cm x D1.5 cm 327 g
Gewicht: 327

Über den Autor

Marianne Legato, MD, is director of the new Institute for Gender Specific Medicine at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. The Institute is devoted to supporting research on women's health issues and to eliminating gender bias in medical research. Dr. Legato is coauthor of The Female Heart: The Truth About Women and Coronary Artery Disease, the groundbreaking book that dispelled the myth that heart disease is purely a male problem. She is also one of the nation's leading advocates for women's health.