| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10471683 | Social Science & Medicine | 2012 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
⺠Sex as a variable is an inadequate proxy for testing proposed biological mechanisms underlying male-female health differences. ⺠Sex and gender are entangled and health researchers should explore this entanglement. ⺠Fully understanding male-female health differences requires exploring social and biosocial mechanisms. ⺠Routine and automatic investigation of sex differences in health outcome is unwarranted and unscientific.
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Authors
Kristen W. Springer, Jeanne Mager Stellman, Rebecca M. Jordan-Young,