Gender Matters in Biological Research and Medical Practice

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 136-138

  Schiebinger, Londa ^a   Stefanick, Marcia L ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

ACS; gender; sex

Indexed keywords

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CULTURAL VALUE; DIETARY INTAKE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMININITY; HEART FAILURE; HYPERTENSION; LIFESTYLE; MASCULINITY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NOTE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX ROLE; SOCIAL STATUS; VALVULAR HEART DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 84959271434     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: 15583597     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2015.11.029     Document Type: Editorial

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