Subject Headings

Gynecology
Sexism in Medicine
Women, gender, and health
Women--Health and hygiene
Women's health services

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Women medical issues
Women's health
Women wellness

Books

The following sources provide basic information and brief introductions to the topic of women's physical health. Call numbers and locations are listed below the book's description. The library location is listed first, followed by the book sub-location, or room within the library (e.g. reference room, stacks, Special Collections), and call number. Refer to the Ask-A-Librarian, IRIS Guide and Building Map pages for more information. Links to online sources are provided.

Annandale, Ellen. Women's health and social change.
New York : Routledge, 2009.
DOUGLASS STACKS RA564.85.A56 2009

Barker, Kristin K. The Fibromyalgia Story: Medical Authority & Women's Worlds of Pain.
Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 2005.
DOUGLASS, LSM STACKS RC927.3.B365 2005

The Boston Women's Health Book Collective. Our bodies, Ourselves : A new edition for a new era. 35th anniversary ed.
New York : Simon & Schuster, 2005.
DOUGLASS STACKS, KILMER REF RA778.N49 2005

Gay, Kathlyn. Encyclopedia of Women's Health Issues.
Westport, CN: Oryx Press, 2002.
DOUGLASS REF RA778.G39 2002

Kirkham, Mavis, ed. Exploring the dirty side of women's health.
London: Routledge, 2007.
DOUGLASS STACKS RA778.E96 2007

Lorber, Judith and Moore, Lisa Jean. Gender and the social construction of illness. 2nd ed.
Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, 2002.
DOUGLASS STACKS RA418.L67 2002

Warnock, Mary. Making babies: Is there a right to have children?
New York: Oxford University Press, 2002.
ALEX STACKS RG133.5.W376 2002

Journals

The journals below may contain relevant articles on your chosen topic. To locate the online versions of these journals, search for the title in IRIS and select "Periodical title begins with" from the dropdown menu. The results page will include a link to the electronic version.

Journal of Women's Health [Rutgers Restricted, Online Resource]

Women and Health: A Multidisciplinary Journal of Women's Health Issues [Rutgers Restricted, Online Resource]

Women's health & urban life [Open Access, Online Resource]

Indexes

Journal articles from a variety of periodical sources can be found via these specialized and multidisciplinary indexes. Students can use their Net ID and password to log into Rutgers Restricted databases from off-campus. See the "How Do I Connect From Home?" guide for more information.

CINAHL
CINAHL provides comprehensive coverage of the nursing and allied health journal literature.

Contemporary Women's Issues
Covers over 1500 sources published by more than 200 organizations around the world. Coverage includes more than 150 periodicals in addition to non-periodical source publications.

Medline
Produced by the U.S. National Library of Medicine, the MEDLINE database is widely recognized as the premier source for bibliographic and abstract coverage of biomedical literature.
--Try using the word "Female" in your search, instead of "women." "Female" is used more often in medical literature.

Websites

Answer (Rutgers)
"Answer-part of the Center for Applied Psychology at Rutgers University-is a national organization dedicated to providing and promoting comprehensive sexuality education to young people and the adults who teach them."

Black Women's Health Imperative

The Desiree Alliance
"We provide leadership and create space for sex workers and supporters to come together to advocate for human, labour and civil rights for all workers in the sex industry."

National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (National Institutes of Health)

National Women's Health Information Center

The Nun Study (National Institute on Aging)
"The Nun Study is a�study of aging and Alzheimer's disease. Participants consisted of 678 American members of the School Sisters of Notre Dame religious congregation who are 75 to 106 years of age."

Our Bodies, Our Blog

Planned Parenthood (Facebook Page)

Rutgers Health Services

Simi Linton
"Official website of Simi Linton, writer, disability/arts consultant, and public speaker, based in New York City."

Take Back the Night: End Violence Against Women