Sex matters: Gender disparities in quality and outcomes of care

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 177, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1520-1521

  Bierman, Arlene S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DEFIBRILLATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MORTALITY; NOTE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POPULATION RESEARCH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 37049019065     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.071541     Document Type: Note

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