Gender-neutral mental health research is sex and gender biased

The Lancet Psychiatry

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 9-11

  Howard, Louise M ^a   Ehrlich, Anna M ^b   Gamlen, Freya ^c   Oram, Sian ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENDER BIAS; GENITAL SYSTEM; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH; NOTE; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PUERPERIUM; RISK FACTOR; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX ROLE; SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH; TREATMENT OUTCOME; FEMALE; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; SEXISM;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; SEXISM;

EID: 85006488951     PISSN: 22150366     EISSN: 22150374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S2215-0366(16)30209-7     Document Type: Note

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