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Table 2 Resources on conducting sex and gender Research

From: How to study the impact of sex and gender in medical research: a review of resources

Subcategory

Resource title

Author

Resource type

Availability

1. Basic Science

Strategies and Methods for Research on Sex Differences in Brain and Behavior

Becker, J.B., et al.

Journal article

b, c

Sex Differences in the Brain: The Not So Inconvenient Truth

McCarthy, M.M., et al.

Journal article

a, f

Strategies and methods to study sex differences in cardiovascular structure and function: a guide for basic scientists

Miller, V.M., Kaplan, J.R., Schork, N.J. et al.

Journal article

a, c

Integrating the dimensions of sex and gender into basic life sciences research: methodologic and ethical issues

Holdcroft, A

Journal article

c

Sex bias in neuroscience and biomedical research

Beery, A.K. and Zucker, I.

Journal article

b, c

2. Clinical Research

Sex and Gender Subgroup Analyses of Randomized Trials: The Need to Proceed With Caution

Aulakh, A.K., et al.

Journal article

b, c

Studying sex and gender differences in pain and analgesia: a consensus report

Greenspan, J.D., et al.

Journal article

b, c

Sex and Gender in Systematic Reviews Planning Tool

Doull M., Runnels V., Tudiver S., Boscoe M.

Online tool

(http://methods.cochrane.org/equity/sites/methods.cochrane.org.equity/files/uploads/SRTool_PlanningVersionSHORTFINAL.pdf)

c

Better Science with Sex and Gender: A Primer for Health Research

Johnson, J.L., Greaves, L., & Repta, R.

Online tool

(http://bccewh.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2007_BetterSciencewithSexandGenderPrimerforHealthResearch.pdf)

c, d, e

Thinking Critically About Research on Sex and Gender

PJ Caplan and JB Caplan

Book

f, g, h

Designing and Conducting Gender, Sex & Health Research

Lindsay and Greaves

Book

b, e, f, g

Appraising the evidence: applying sex- and gender-based analysis (SGBA) to Cochrane Systematic Reviews on cardiovascular diseases.

Doull, M et al.

Journal article

a, c

Scientific excellence in applying sex- and gender-sensitive methods in biomedical and health research

Nieuwenhoven, L. and Klinge, I.

Journal article

b

Gender Awakening Tool. Bibliography: Sex & Gender in Biomedical and Health Research

Gender Basic

Online tool

(www.genderbasic.nl)

c

The Hidden Science in Your Emergency Medicine Research: Gender-Specific Study Design and Analysis

Society for Academic Emergency Medicine

Online videos

(https://vimeo.com/66486803)

c

Sex and Gender Differences in Alzheimer’s Disease: Recommendations for Future Research

Carter, C.L., Resnick, E.M., Mallampalli, M., Kalbarczyk, A.

Journal article

b, c

An interdisciplinary analysis of sex and gender in relation to the pathogenesis of bronchial asthma

Lux, R., Awa, W., Walter, U.

Journal article

b, c

Sex Differences and Implications for Translational Neuroscience Research: Workshop Summary

IOM

Journal article

c, d, h

3. Pharmaceuticals, Biologics, Pharmacokinetics, Devices

Participation of Women and Sex Analyses in Late-Phase Clinical Trials of New Molecular Entity Drugs and Biologics Approved by the FDA in 2007-2009

Poon, R., Khanijow, K. et al.

Journal article

b

Sex, Gender, and Pharmaceutical Politics: From Drug Development to Marketing

Fisher, J.A. et al.

Journal article

b, c

De-Gendering the Knee: Overemphasizing Sex Differences as a Problem.

Gendered Innovations

Online tool

(http://genderedinnovations.stanford.edu/case-studies/knee.html#tabs-1)

c

How important are gender differences in pharmacokinetics?

Meibohm, B., Beierle, I., Derendorf, H.

Journal article

b

Methodologic ramifications of paying attention to sex and gender differences in clinical research

M. Prins, et al.

Journal article

b

4. Epidemiology and Public Health

Sex and gender: the challenges for epidemiologists

Doyal, L.

Journal article

b

Methodologic and Ethical Ramifications of Sex and Gender Differences in Public Health Research

Lawrence, K. and Rieder, A.

Journal article

b, c (not free)

Rising to the Challenge: Sex and gender-based analysis for health planning, policy and research in Canada

Clow, B. and Pederson A., et al.

Online tool

(http://www.pwhce.ca/pdf/RisingToTheChallenge.pdf)

b, d

Women and Occupational Lung Disease: Sex Differences and Gender Influences on Research and Disease Outcomes

Camp, P.G., Dimich-Ward, H., Kennedy, S.M.

Journal article

b, c

Genders, Sexes and Health: What are the Connections-and Why Does it Matter?

Krieger, N.

Journal article

b, c

Neurotoxic exposures and effects: Gender and sex matter!

Mergler, D.

Journal article

b, c

5. Social and Cultural

Intersectionality: Moving Women’s Health Research and Policy Forward

Hankivsky, O. and Cornier, R.

Online tool

(http://bccewh.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2009_IntersectionaliyMovingwomenshealthresearchandpolicyforward.pdf)

c

A Toolkit on Collecting Gender & Assets Data in Qualitative & Quantitative Program Evaluations

Gender, Agriculture, and Assests Project

Online tool

(http://gaap.ifpri.info/files/2010/12/GAAP_Toolkit_Update_FINAL.pdf)

c

A Tool for Developing Gender Research in Medicine: Examples from the Medical Literature on Work Life

Hammarström, A

Journal article

b, c

Central Gender Theoretical Concepts in Health Research: The State of the Art

Hammarström, A., Johansson K., Annandale, E., Ahlgren, C., et al.

Journal article

b

Doing gender in sex and sex research

Vanwesenbeeck, I

Journal article

a, b, c

  1. a Free online journal (free)
  2. b University library (UL)
  3. c Internet access (free)
  4. d Free e-book (free)
  5. e Purchase e-book (purchase)
  6. f Book most libraries would have (purchase)
  7. g Book available in a university library (UL)
  8. h Book for purchase (purchase)