Report on the conference on 'Men, women, and medicine: a new view of the biology of sex/gender differences and aging' held in Berlin, 24-26th February 2006.

Full Abstract

The first world wide symposium on the topic of gender-specific medicine provided the latest research on differences in sex and/or gender in medicine and medical care. The presentations ranged beyond the topic of reproduction to encompass the entire human organism. This report critically reviews three issues that emerged during the Conference:
gender mainstreaming, the concept of sex/gender differences and the issue of men's health. It suggests that the interdisciplinary concept of gender-specific medicine has to be mirrored by the integration of social and cultural studies into medical research and practice.

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Author information

Author/s: Kampf, Antje (A);

Affiliation: Fachbereich Medizin, Institut für Geschichte, Theorie und Ethik der Medizin, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Am Pulverturm 13, 55131 Mainz, Germany. antje.kampf(-atsign-)uni-mainz.de

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Congresses

Journal: Philosophy, ethics, and humanities in medicine : PEHM (Philos Ethics Humanit Med), published in England. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2006-; vol 1 (issue ) : pp 11

Dates: Created 2006/11/20; Completed 2007/11/29; Revised 2008/11/20;

PMID: 17067380, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 12/26/2008)

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Aging - physiology
Biomedical Research
Education, Medical
Female

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