Integrating sex and gender into neurodegeneration research: A six-component strategy
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Integrating sex and gender into neurodegeneration research: A six-component strategy
Introduction Despite important sex differences, there remains a paucity of studies examining sex and gender differences in neurodegeneration. The Canadian Consortium on Neurodegeneration in Aging (CCNA), a national network of researchers, provides an ideal platform to incorporate sex and gender. Methods CCNA's Women, Gender, Sex and Dementia program developed and implemented a six-component s...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Alzheimer's & Dementia: Translational Research & Clinical Interventions
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2352-8737
DOI: 10.1016/j.trci.2017.10.006