Thursday, April 30 / 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM   •   Aqua Salon D

Session 6:
Gender Issues in Health and Mortality

Discussant: Bridget K. Gorman, Rice University
Chair: Sarah A. Burgard, University of Michigan

  1. Gendered Care: An Analysis of Health Interactions • Mary E. Campbell, Texas A&M University ; David Biagas, University of Iowa

  2. In Sickness and in Health – the Role of Marital Partners in Cancer Survival • Astri Syse, Statistics Norway ; Torkild Hovde Lyngstad, University of Oslo

  3. Adherence to Gender-Typical Behavior and High Frequency Substance Use from Adolescence into Young Adulthood • Andra Wilkinson, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ; Paul J. Fleming, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  4. Child Sex and Breastfeeding Bias in the United States • Emily F. Shafer, Portland State University ; Summer D. S. Hawkins, Boston College

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