Which of the Following Explains Why Men Are Much More

question 58

Multiple Choice

Which of the following explains why men are much more prone to life-threatening diseases than are women?

• A) they work in hazardous occupations
• B) they tend to have more traumatic events in their lives
• C) they tend to go to doctors more often and are therefore diagnosed more often
• D) they exercise more strenuously than women

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