Women's Health Issues
Volume 14, Issue 4 , Pages 112-114 , July 2004

How might the women’s health movement shape national agendas on women and aging?

  • Sheryl Burt Ruzek, PhD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Public Health, Temple University, College of Health Professions, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Sheryl Burt Ruzek, PhD, MPH, Temple University, College of Health Professions, Department of Public Health, 1700 N. Broad Street, 304 Vivacqua Hall, Philadelphia, PA 19122 USA

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PII: S1049-3867(04)00040-4

doi: 10.1016/j.whi.2004.05.002

Women's Health Issues
Volume 14, Issue 4 , Pages 112-114 , July 2004