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Publication Date: 1979-Feb
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Possible Causes of the Apparent Sex Differences in Physical Health: An Empirical Investigation.
Gove, Walter; Hughes, Michael
American Sociological Review, v44 n1 p126-46 Feb 1979
In this paper, the question of why women have higher morbidity rates than men is examined. Data indicate that when marital status, living arrangements, psychiatric symptoms, and nurturant role obligations are controlled, health differences between men and women disappear. (Author/WI)
Descriptors: Death, Females, Life Style, Males, Marital Status, Mental Health, Physical Health, Psychological Characteristics, Sex Differences, Sex Role
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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