Women's health care survey released

WASHINGTON (AP) - Nearly two out of every five women in the United States
have been physically or sexually assaulted during their lifetimes,
according to a national survey on women's health care. The survey, released
Wednesday, also reported a jump in the number of working women without
health insurance. Overall, the 1998 Commonwealth Fund Survey of Women's
Health reported increased attention to women's health issues since its last
survey in 1993. Government health agencies now dedicate offices to such
concerns and the issue has been a focus of major medical projects by the
National Institutes of Health. However, the report described progress in
the field as spotty and uneven. See full story
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