Sex and gender in health research: updating policy to reflect evidence

Collaborators

Sex and Gender Sensitive Research Call to Action Group:
Zoe Wainer, Cheryl Carcel, Martha Hickey, Londa Schiebinger, Annette Schmiede, Briar McKenzie, Christine Jenkins, Jacqui Webster, Mark Woodward, Angela Hehir, Benjamin Solomon, Caroline de Costa, Caroline Lukaszyk, Deborah J Colville, Erika Dempsey, Gavin M Wright, Gita D Mishra, Jane Rw Fisher, Jayashri Kulkarni, Julie Anne Mitchell, Katrina Hutchison, Kelly Thompson, Louisa Jorm, Louise Chappell, Maarinke van der Meulen, Amanda Henry, Michelle DiGiacomo, Rachel Huxley, Rebecca Ivers, Sanne Peters, Wendy A Rogers, Xia Wang, Robyn Norton

^# Contributed equally.

Sex and Gender Sensitive Research Call to Action Group et al. Med J Aust. 2020 Feb.

. 2020 Feb;212(2):57-62.e1.

doi: 10.5694/mja2.50426. Epub 2019 Nov 24.

Sex and Gender Sensitive Research Call to Action Group:
Zoe Wainer, Cheryl Carcel, Martha Hickey, Londa Schiebinger, Annette Schmiede, Briar McKenzie, Christine Jenkins, Jacqui Webster, Mark Woodward, Angela Hehir, Benjamin Solomon, Caroline de Costa, Caroline Lukaszyk, Deborah J Colville, Erika Dempsey, Gavin M Wright, Gita D Mishra, Jane Rw Fisher, Jayashri Kulkarni, Julie Anne Mitchell, Katrina Hutchison, Kelly Thompson, Louisa Jorm, Louise Chappell, Maarinke van der Meulen, Amanda Henry, Michelle DiGiacomo, Rachel Huxley, Rebecca Ivers, Sanne Peters, Wendy A Rogers, Xia Wang, Robyn Norton

^# Contributed equally.

No abstract available

Keywords: Data collection; Evidence-based medicine; Healthcare disparities; Research support; Women's health.

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