Central gender theoretical concepts in health research: The state of the art

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 185-190

  Hammarström, Anne ^a   Johansson, Klara ^a   Annandale, Ellen ^b   Ahlgren, Christina ^a   Aléx, Lena ^a   Christianson, Monica ^a   Elwér, Sofia ^a   Eriksson, Carola ^a   Fjellman Wiklund, Anncristine ^a   Gilenstam, Kajsa ^a   Gustafsson, Per E ^a   Harryson, Lisa ^a   Lehti, Arja ^a   Stenberg, Gunilla ^a   Verdonk, Petra ^c  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^c VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONCEPT FORMATION; FEMALE; GENDER; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL SOCIOLOGY; MEN'S HEALTH; PHILOSOPHY; PUBLIC HEALTH; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXISM; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL INEQUALITIES; SOCIAL STATUS; THEORETICAL MODEL; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

GENDER; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL INEQUALITIES;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CONCEPT FORMATION; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HOLISTIC HEALTH; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MEN'S HEALTH; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PHILOSOPHY; SELF CONCEPT; SEX FACTORS; SEXISM; SOCIAL CONDITIONS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOLOGY, MEDICAL; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 84894093993     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: 14702738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech-2013-202572     Document Type: Article

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