Better science with sex and gender: Facilitating the use of a sex and gender-based analysis in health research

International Journal for Equity in Health

Volumn 8, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Johnson, Joy L ^a   Greaves, Lorraine ^b   Repta, Robin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b British Columbia Centre of Excellence for Women's Health   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; KNEE INJURY; LEARNING; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 67651183981     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14759276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-9276-8-14     Document Type: Article

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