Gender disparities in health and healthcare: results from the Portuguese National Health Interview Survey Disparidades de gênero na saúde e nos cuidados de saúde: resultados para Portugal com base no Inquérito Nacional de Saúde

• Главные авторы: Julian Perelman (Автор), Ana Fernandes (Автор), Céu Mateus (Автор)
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• Опубликовано: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 2012-12-01T00:00:00Z.
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Although women experience poorer health conditions during their lives, they live longer than men. The main explanations for this paradox suggest that women's excess of ill-health is limited to minor illnesses and their different attitudes toward health. The authors test these assumptions by inv...