Geller Stacie, Pomeroy Claire, Thomas Patricia A
University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago, United States.
Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation, New York, United States.
Glob Adv Health Med. 2013 Sep;2(5):5-6. doi: 10.7453/gahmj.2013.069.
For more than 20 years, the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Research on Women's Health (ORWH) has promoted the NIH's research agenda on women's health and sex and gender issues. Important biological and behavioral differences between women and men influence health and well-being, affecting normal function as well as the manifestations, epidemiology, and response to treatment of many illnesses. This special issue is dedicated to reaching across the globe to increase awareness of the importance of women's health research and to stimulate consideration of sex and gender differences in research at institutions around the world.
20多年来,美国国立卫生研究院(NIH)妇女健康研究办公室(ORWH)一直在推动NIH关于妇女健康以及性与性别问题的研究议程。男性和女性之间重要的生物学和行为差异会影响健康和幸福,既影响正常功能,也影响许多疾病的表现、流行病学及对治疗的反应。本期特刊致力于在全球范围内提高人们对妇女健康研究重要性的认识,并促使世界各地的机构在研究中考虑性与性别差异。