Defining and measuring gender: A social determinant of health whose time has come
<p>Abstract</p> <p>This paper contributes to a nascent scholarly discussion of sex and gender as determinants of health. Health is a composite of biological makeup and socioeconomic circumstances. Differences in health and illness patterns of men and women are attributable both to...
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| Language: | English |
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BMC
2005-07-01
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| Series: | International Journal for Equity in Health |
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| Online Access: | http://www.equityhealthj.com/content/4/1/11 |