In the matter of sex ... sex matters in medical-scientific research

Nutrition

Volumn 24, Issue 7-8, 2008, Pages 767-768

  Meguid, Michael M ^a  

^a SUNY UPSTATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; GENDER; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NOMENCLATURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; SEX; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; IMMUNITY; MALE; SEX; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 44849101209     PISSN: 08999007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nut.2008.05.014     Document Type: Editorial

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