Gender and health: Relational, intersectional, and biosocial approaches

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 74, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1661-1666

  Springer, Kristen W ^a   Hankivsky, Olena ^b   Bates, Lisa M ^c  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Biosocial; Gender; Health; Intersectionality; Men's and women's health; Relational

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGY; BIOSOCIAL APPROACH; EDITORIAL; GENDER; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; INTERSECTIONAL APPROACH; MASCULINITY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEN'S HEALTH; METHODOLOGY; POLICY; RELATIONAL APPROACH; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL STRUCTURE; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MEN'S HEALTH; PERIODICALS AS TOPIC; RESEARCH; SEX FACTORS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 84860261511     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2012.03.001     Document Type: Editorial

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