Role of physician gender in drug therapy

Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology

Volumn 214, Issue , 2012, Pages 183-208

  Gouni Berthold, I ^a   Berthold, H K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Chronic heart failure; Diabetes mellitus; Drug therapy; Gender dyads; Pain management; Patient physician communication; Physician gender

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; AMITRIPTYLINE; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; METHYLDOPA; MORPHINE; PETHIDINE;

ANALGESIA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DEPRESSION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DRUG INFORMATION; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PAIN; PHYSICIAN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DRUG THERAPY; FEMALE; MALE; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

COMMUNICATION; DEPRESSION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG THERAPY; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; PAIN MANAGEMENT; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 84868319855     PISSN: 01712004     EISSN: 18650325     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-30726-3_10     Document Type: Review

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