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Sex Roles in Medicine

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The extent to which the seeking and receiving of medical care are influenced by social factors is probably underestimated by the general public. Although current medical practice has many of the trappings of science, it, like the law and education, is still practiced in a social milieu in which cultural beliefs abound.

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  1. Department of Psychology, California State University, Northridge, California, 91330, USA

    Linda S. Fidell

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    Cathy Spatz Widom (Chairperson and Associate Professor of Forensic Studies, Associate Professor of Psychology) (Chairperson and Associate Professor of Forensic Studies, Associate Professor of Psychology)

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Fidell, L.S. (1984). Sex Roles in Medicine. In: Widom, C.S. (eds) Sex Roles and Psychopathology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-4562-6_16

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