Measuring the health effects of gender

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 368-371

  Phillips, Susan P ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DESIGN; GENDER ROLE; HEALTH IMPACT; MEASUREMENT METHOD; RESEARCH WORK; SEX ROLE;

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; WELLBEING;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 41149170117     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2007.062158     Document Type: Article

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