Exposing Gender Bias in Medical Taxonomy: Toward Embracing a Gender Difference Without Disenfranchising Women

Women's Health Issues

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 151-154

  Katz, James D ^a   Seaman, Rachel ^a   Diamond, Shari ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FIBROMYALGIA; HEALTH SERVICE; HYSTERIA; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIALIZATION; VIOLENCE; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 42949169119     PISSN: 10493867     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2008.03.002     Document Type: Note

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