Gendering indicators of health and well-being: Is quality of life gender neutral?

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 29-54

  Eckermann, L ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Contextualizing health; Gendering health indicators; Quality of life; Well being

Indexed keywords

GENDER DISPARITY; HEALTH STATUS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL INDICATOR;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0033838143     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007075705683     Document Type: Article

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