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

ConclusionsBoth analytical strategies have limitations relative to the impossibility of reducing a complex concept to a single or a few measures, and of capturing the entire effect of the phenomenon of gender. However, these strategies could lead to more accurate analyses of the mechanisms underlying health differences between men and women.
Source: Biology of Sex Differences - Category: Biology Source Type: research