Sex, gender, genetics, and health

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 103, Issue SUPPL.1, 2013, Pages

  Short, Susan E ^a   Yang, Yang Claire ^b   Jenkins, Tania M ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; GENETICS; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGY; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; GENETICS; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOLOGY; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84884160768     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2013.301229     Document Type: Article

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