Gender inequity in health: Why it exists and how we can change it

Global Public Health

Volumn 3, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2008, Pages 1-12

  Sen, G ^a   Ostlin P ^b,c  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT BANGALORE   (India)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c SWEDISH INSTITUTE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASE CONTROL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL VALUE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EDITORIAL; GENDER BIAS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; PREJUDICE; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 42149124937     PISSN: 17441692     EISSN: 17441706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17441690801900795     Document Type: Editorial

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