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. 1991 Jun;37:1399–1405.

Gender Issues in Family Medicine Research

Improving the quality of research

May Cohen
PMCID: PMC2145409  PMID: 21229035

Abstract

Gender is a significant determinant of health, yet the choice of topic for research, as well as the methodology, analysis, and interpretation, are often insensitive to the biologic, psychologic, social, economic, and cultural differences between men and women. Family medicine researchers could study a broad range of gender-related topics; such research could lead to improved family medicine.

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