Directions for sex and gender-based health research in Korea: implications of the Amendments of the Framework Act on Science and Technology

Acknowledgement

The research was supported by Korea Foundation for Women in Science, Engineering and Technology (WISET) grant funded by the Korean government (MSIT) (No. WISET202203GI01).

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