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Nathanson, Constance A. – 1978
If social roles rather than biological destiny are responsible for sex differences in disease, then employed women should show patterns of illness similar to those of employed men, and different from those of housewives. Recent national mortality and morbidity data, however, do not indicate whether employed women are sicker or healthier than…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Disease Incidence, Employment Level, Family Influence
