Gender differences in residentsʼ health
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Sex and gender differences in health
Men and women are alike in many ways. However, there are important biological and behavioural differences between the two genders. They affect manifestation, epidemiology and pathophysiology of many widespread diseases and the approach to health care. Despite our knowledge of these crucial differences, there is little gender-specific health care; the prevention, management and therapeutic treat...
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عنوان ژورنال: Academic Medicine
سال: 1997
ISSN: 1040-2446
DOI: 10.1097/00001888-199712000-00008