00655nam a2200085Ia 4500100002100000245009200021260000900113520042700122583002000549  aHartigan, Pamela  aImportance of gender in defining and improving quality of care : some conceptual issues  c2001  aDiscusses some conceptual underpinnings of research on gender and quality of health services and demonstrates the importance of training health professional about how gender influences the health-illness-care process in men and women.  Addresses the need to provide opportunities for health providers to understand how gender influences their own lives and work.  Describes the gendered nature of the health system itself.  c10/25/01kJOY_D