The importance of study design strategies in gender bias research: The case or respiratory disease management in primary care

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 61, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2007, Pages

  Ruiz Cantero, Maria Teresa ^a,b   Ronda, Elena ^a   Álvarez Dardet, Carlos ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

^b Research Network on Health and Gender   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE PREVALENCE; ESTIMATION METHOD; GENDER ISSUE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RESPIRATORY DISEASE;

ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXISM; SMOKING HABIT;

ADULT; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; MIDDLE AGED; PREJUDICE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESEARCH DESIGN; RESPIRATION DISORDERS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPAIN;

ALICANTE [COMUNIDAD VALENCIA]; COMUNIDAD VALENCIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 36749000093     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2007.060301     Document Type: Article

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