Sex and sensitivity: The continued need for sex-based biomedical research and implementation

Women's Health

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 511-516

  Tingen, Candace M ^a   Kim, Alison M ^a   Wu, Pei Hsuan ^b   Woodruff, Teresa K ^a,b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

biomedical research; personalized medicine; sex bias; sex difference

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICINE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL SCHOOL; PERSONALIZED MEDICINE; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; GENOMICS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; PREJUDICE; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL JUSTICE; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 77954399739     PISSN: 17455057     EISSN: 17455065     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2217/whe.10.45     Document Type: Review

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