The Case for Gender Equity in Health Research

Journal of Health Management

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 99-117

  Sen, Gita ^a   George, Asha ^a   Östlin, Piroska ^b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT BANGALORE   (India)

^b SWEDISH INSTITUTE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASE CONTROL   (Sweden)

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EID: 3242809535     PISSN: 09720634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/097206340200400202     Document Type: Article

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