Sex bias in cardiovascular testing: The contribution of patient preference

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2011, Pages

  Mumma, Bryn E ^a   Baumann, Brigitte M ^c   Diercks, Deborah B ^d   Takakuwa, Kevin M ^b   Campbell, Caren F ^a   Shofer, Frances S ^a   Chang, Anna Marie ^a   Jones, Molly K ^c   Hollander, Judd E ^a  

^a HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Division of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EMERGENCY WARD; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; GENDER BIAS; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVASCULARIZATION;

EID: 79957683063     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: 10976760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2010.09.026     Document Type: Article

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