00684nam a2200097Ia 450000500170000010000210001724500920003826000090013052004270013958300200056620260716043431.0  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