Impact of poverty on women's health.
Women's health is determined not only by biology but also by social context. While the health of both men and women is adversely affected by poverty, a higher proportion of women suffer from its effects because of increasing "feminization of poverty." The extent of this phenomenon, its multiple roots, and the role physicians could play in addressing it are discussed.
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Health Services in the Faculty of Health Sciences at McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.
D002170:Canada / Q000453:epidemiology; D005194:Family Practice; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D009017:Morbidity; D010819:Physician's Role; D011203:Poverty; D011322:Primary Prevention; D016387:Women's Health