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Exploring the biological contributions to human health : does sex matter? / Committee on Understanding the Biology of Sex and Gender Differences ; Theresa M. Wizemann and Mary-Lou Pardue, editors.

Title
Exploring the biological contributions to human health : does sex matter? / Committee on Understanding the Biology of Sex and Gender Differences ; Theresa M. Wizemann and Mary-Lou Pardue, editors.
Author
Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on Understanding the Biology of Sex and Gender Differences. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2001128021
Publication
Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, [2001], ©2001.

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Additional Authors
  • Pardue, Mary Lou.
  • Wizemann, Theresa M.
Description
xx, 267 pages : illustrations (1 color); 24 cm
Subject
  • Health
  • Molecular Biology
  • Research Design > standards
  • Sex Characteristics
  • Sex Factors
  • Sex differences
  • Sex factors in disease
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 185-228) and index.
Contents
1. Introduction -- 2. Every Cell has a Sex -- 3. Sex Begins in the Womb -- 4. Sex Affects Behavior and Perception -- 5. Sex Affects Health -- 6. The Future of Research on Biological Sex Differences: Challenges and Opportunities.
ISBN
0309072816 (hardcover)
LCCN
2001002537
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries