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Innovative changes in biomedicine: integration of sex and gender aspects in research and clinical practice

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In the past ten years my research has concentrated on the innovation of biomedical research practices in terms of paying attention to sex and gender aspects. This article will address the newly gained insights and the innovative knowledge that has been produced.

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Birgit Riegraf Brigitte Aulenbacher Edit Kirsch-Auwärter Ursula Müller

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Klinge, I. (2010). Innovative changes in biomedicine: integration of sex and gender aspects in research and clinical practice. In: Riegraf, B., Aulenbacher, B., Kirsch-Auwärter, E., Müller, U. (eds) GenderChange in Academia. VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-531-92501-1_17

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