An Environmental Scan of Sex and Gender in Electronic Health Records: Analysis of Public Information Sources

BackgroundHistorically, the terms sex and gender have been used interchangeably as a binary attribute to describe a person as male or female, even though there is growing recognition that sex and gender are distinct concepts. The lack of sex and gender delineation in electron...

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Main Authors: Lau, Francis, Antonio, Marcy, Davison, Kelly, Queen, Roz, Bryski, Katie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: JMIR Publications 2020-11-01
Series:Journal of Medical Internet Research
Online Access:http://www.jmir.org/2020/11/e20050/