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Gender and Health-Related Behavior

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Health Behavior

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For this review, health-related behavior has been defined broadly to include any behavior that has a significant effect on health or is generally believed to have such an effect. Health-related behavior can be subdivided into risky behavior, preventive behavior, and treatment-seeking or self-treatment. The following paragraphs briefly summarize gender differences in each of these categories of health-related behavior.

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Waldron, I. (1988). Gender and Health-Related Behavior. In: Gochman, D.S. (eds) Health Behavior. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-0833-9_11

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