Stress testing in women: Sexual discrimination or equal opportunity?

European Heart Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 423-425

  Bigi, Riccardo ^a   Cortigiani, Lauro ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b CAMPO DI MARTE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIPYRIDAMOLE; DOBUTAMINE;

ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAUSE OF DEATH; COMORBIDITY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EDITORIAL; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEART DEATH; HEART FUNCTION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SECONDARY PREVENTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; ST SEGMENT DEPRESSION; STRESS ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VALIDATION PROCESS;

AGED; CORONARY ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, STRESS; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PREJUDICE;

EID: 14644404943     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehi129     Document Type: Editorial

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