%0 Journal Article
%T Stan zdrowia kobiet – zagrożenia, społeczne uwarunkowania
%A Ostrowska, Antonina
%J Zdrowie Publiczne i Zarządzanie
%V 2015
%R 10.4467/20842627OZ.15.035.5462
%N Tom 13 Numer 4
%P 337-346
%K zdrowie kobiet, śmiertelność, status społeczny, choroby przewlekłe
%@ 1731-7398
%D 2016
%U https://ejournals.eu/czasopismo/zdrowie-publiczne-i-zarzadzanie/artykul/stan-zdrowia-kobiet-zagrozenia-spoleczne-uwarunkowania
%X 
	The results of several epidemiological and clinical studies document male – female health differences. Apart from biological divergence, they reflect differences in social status of both sexes, their social roles and elements of life styles. The above indicates the necessity of discussing the health problems of men and women also separately. The article presents main characteristic of women’s health in Poland, with special stress put on chronic diseases causing their excess mortality and leading to disability. The text is based on a broader report “Polish Women 2013 – Health and its threats.”