Female Sex and Gender in Lung/Sleep Health and Disease. Increased Understanding of Basic Biological, Pathophysiological, and Behavioral Mechanisms Leading to Better Health for Female Patients with Lung Disease
Han MK, Arteaga-Solis E, Blenis J, Bourjeily G, Clegg DJ, DeMeo D, Duffy J, Gaston B, Heller NM, Hemnes A, Henske EP, Jain R, Lahm T, Lancaster LH, Lee J, Legato MJ, McKee S, Mehra R, Morris A, Prakash YS, Stampfli MR, Gopal-Srivastava R, Laposky AD, Punturieri A, Reineck L, Tigno X, Clayton J. Female Sex and Gender in Lung/Sleep Health and Disease. Increased Understanding of Basic Biological, Pathophysiological, and Behavioral Mechanisms Leading to Better Health for Female Patients with Lung Disease. American Journal Of Respiratory And Critical Care Medicine 2018, 198: 850-858. PMID: 29746147, PMCID: PMC6173069, DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201801-0168ws.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAsthmaBehaviorComprehensionDisease ManagementEducationFemaleHumansLung DiseasesMiddle AgedNational Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (U.S.)Pulmonary Disease, Chronic ObstructiveRisk AssessmentSeverity of Illness IndexSex FactorsSleep Apnea SyndromesSleep Wake DisordersUnited StatesWomen's HealthConceptsFemale sexFemale patientsLung diseaseSleep healthChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseCase of lymphangioleiomyomatosisObstructive pulmonary diseaseSleep-disordered breathingBetter health outcomesNonneoplastic lung diseasesSex-based differencesCardiac morbidityPulmonary diseaseWomen's healthHealth outcomesLung developmentClinical implicationsPresentation differsDiseasePersonalized therapyGood healthWomenNIH OfficePatientsSleep biology