Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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7338104 | Social Science & Medicine | 2013 | 17 Pages |
Abstract
⺠Review of international evidence of gender-by-age differences in child and adolescent physical morbidity. ⺠Meta-regressions show an emerging/increasing female excess for several measures. ⺠An emerging/increasing male excess was seen for type 1 diabetes only. ⺠Findings suggest female excess physical morbidity emerges in mid-late childhood. ⺠Longitudinal studies commencing in childhood are needed to understand gender patterning of health.
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Authors
Alice MacLean, Helen Sweeting, Matt Egan, Geoff Der, Joy Adamson, Kate Hunt,