Gender differences in the perceptions of common cold symptoms

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 1993, Pages 15-20

  Macintyre, Sally ^a  

^a MRC SOCIAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH SCIENCES UNIT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

gender differences; self reported health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMMON COLD; FEMALE; HUMAN; ILLNESS BEHAVIOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PERCEPTION; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYMPTOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AWARENESS; COMMON COLD; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; SICK ROLE;

EID: 0027230616     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0277-9536(93)90301-J     Document Type: Article

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