How does the gender influence people's health? Data of a sample of Romanian people living in Spain

Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences

Volumn 33, Issue , 2012, Pages 148-152

  Brabete, Andreea Catalina ^a   Sánchez López, María Del Pilar ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Conformity to Feminine Inventory Norms; Conformity to Masculine Inventory Norms; Health Indices; Romanian people

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859092335     PISSN: 18770428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sbspro.2012.01.101     Document Type: Conference Paper

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