Considering sex and gender in Epidemiology: a challenge beyond terminology. From conceptual analysis to methodological strategies

Highlights A pragmatic individual measure of individual gender would correspond to the level at which an individual complies with a set of elements constituting femininity or masculinity in a given population, place and time Comparing outcomes by sex and gender is not sufficient, and even misleading...

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Main Authors: Hélène Colineaux, Alexandra Soulier, Benoit Lepage, Michelle Kelly-Irving
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-05-01
Series:Biology of Sex Differences
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13293-022-00430-6