Biomaterial Database

Neglecting sex and gender in research is a public-health risk. 2024

Sue Haupt, and Cheryl Carcel, and Robyn Norton

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008297	Male		Males
D011634	Public Health	Branch of medicine concerned with the prevention and control of disease and disability, and the promotion of physical and mental health of the population on the international, national, state, or municipal level.	Community Health,Environment, Preventive Medicine & Public Health,Environment, Preventive Medicine and Public Health,Health, Community,Health, Public
D005260	Female		Females
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000069576	Health Equity	Opportunity to attain full health potential and no one is disadvantaged from achieving this potential because of their social position or other socially determined circumstance.	Equity, Health
D000084803	Gender Equity	Fairness of treatment for men and women according to their respective needs. This may include equal treatment or treatment that is different but which is considered equivalent in terms of rights, benefits, obligations, and opportunities. (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization)	Gender Equality,Gender Inequality,Gender Inequity,Equality, Gender,Equity, Gender,Gender Equalities,Gender Equities,Gender Inequalities,Gender Inequities,Inequality, Gender,Inequity, Gender
D012727	Sex Characteristics	Those characteristics that distinguish one SEX from the other. The primary sex characteristics are the OVARIES and TESTES and their related hormones. Secondary sex characteristics are those which are masculine or feminine but not directly related to reproduction.	Gender Characteristics,Gender Differences,Gender Dimorphism,Sex Differences,Sex Dimorphism,Sexual Dichromatism,Sexual Dimorphism,Characteristic, Gender,Characteristic, Sex,Dichromatism, Sexual,Dichromatisms, Sexual,Difference, Sex,Dimorphism, Gender,Dimorphism, Sex,Dimorphism, Sexual,Gender Characteristic,Gender Difference,Gender Dimorphisms,Sex Characteristic,Sex Difference,Sex Dimorphisms,Sexual Dichromatisms,Sexual Dimorphisms
D012737	Sex Factors	Maleness or femaleness as a constituent element or influence contributing to the production of a result. It may be applicable to the cause or effect of a circumstance. It is used with human or animal concepts but should be differentiated from SEX CHARACTERISTICS, anatomical or physiological manifestations of sex, and from SEX DISTRIBUTION, the number of males and females in given circumstances.	Factor, Sex,Factors, Sex,Sex Factor
D054625	Healthcare Disparities	Differences in access to or availability of medical facilities and services.	Disparities, Healthcare,Health Care Disparities,Health Care Inequalities,Healthcare Disparity,Healthcare Inequalities,Disparities, Health Care,Disparity, Health Care,Disparity, Healthcare,Health Care Disparity,Health Care Inequality,Healthcare Inequality,Inequalities, Health Care,Inequalities, Healthcare,Inequality, Health Care,Inequality, Healthcare
D035843	Biomedical Research	Research that involves the application of the natural sciences, especially biology and physiology, to medicine.	Medical Research,Experimental Medicine,Investigational Medicine,Investigative Medicine,Research, Biomedical,Research, Medical,Medicine, Experimental,Medicine, Investigational,Medicine, Investigative