Women's Health Research: Road Map to the Future

For more than 20 years, the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Research on Women's Health (ORWH) has promoted the NIH's research agenda on women's health and sex and gender issues. Important biological and behavioral differences between women and men influence health and...

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Autores principales: Geller, Stacie, Pomeroy, Claire, Thomas, Patricia A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Global Advances in Health and Medicine 2013
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Editorial
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3833569/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24416686
http://dx.doi.org/10.7453/gahmj.2013.069
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Sumario:For more than 20 years, the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Research on Women's Health (ORWH) has promoted the NIH's research agenda on women's health and sex and gender issues. Important biological and behavioral differences between women and men influence health and well-being, affecting normal function as well as the manifestations, epidemiology, and response to treatment of many illnesses. This special issue is dedicated to reaching across the globe to increase awareness of the importance of women's health research and to stimulate consideration of sex and gender differences in research at institutions around the world.

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