Gender differences in health related behaviour: Some unanswered questions

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 1991, Pages 579-590

  Kandrack, Mary Anne ^a   Grant, Karen R ^b   Segall, Alexander ^b  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

behaviour; gender; health

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; LONGEVITY; MALE; MORBIDITY; NORMAL HUMAN; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INCOME; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; MARRIAGE; ONTARIO; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SICK ROLE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

CARE UTILISATION; GENDER DIFFERENCE; HEALTH-RELATED BEHAVIOUR; MORBIDITY RATE;

CANADA, WINNIPEG;

EID: 0025925460     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0277-9536(91)90293-L     Document Type: Article

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