Explores differences in health experiences of boys, girls, men and women from both biological and social perspectives.

Gender and Health is the first book to examine how men's and women's lives and their physiology contribute to differences in their health. In a thoughtful synth

This book provides primary care clinicians, researchers, and educators with a guide that helps facilitate comprehensive, evidenced-based healthcare of women and

It's obvious why only men develop prostate cancer and why only women get ovarian cancer. But it is not obvious why women are more likely to recover language abi

This book is the first textbook dedicated to critically examining gender and sex in study designs, methods, and analysis in health research. In order to produce