Gender, women and health: Gendered health differences

International Journal of Collaborative Research on Internal Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 3, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 550-574

  Bourne, Paul A ^a   Brooks, Desmond ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

^b Island Special Constabulary Force ^*  (Jamaica)

Author keywords

Determinants of health; Gendered health; Health discourse; Health disparity; Health inequality; Self rated health; Self reported illness

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; AGE; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMMON COLD; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH STATUS; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INCOME; JAMAICA; MALE; MARRIAGE; MEDICAL CARE; POVERTY; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RURAL AREA; SELF CONCEPT; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; URBAN AREA;

EID: 79960298294     PISSN: 18404529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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