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2011-2012 UMass Dartmouth Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

NUR 481 - Women’s Health Seminar

3 credits
Prerequisites: Nursing major; At least Freshman standing
Research into the causes, treatments, and prevention of health problems that affect the quality of life of adult women in the United States. Material from the NIH, Office of Research on Women’s Health, and other relevant studies will be reviewed using electronic and other data sources. Issues that pertain to women’s health will be addressed as related to diseases, disorders, and conditions that are unique to, more prevalent among, or far more serious for women than for men. Factors such as biological processes, lifestyle, racial, ethnic, age, and socioeconomic variables will be studied.