Primary prevention of cardiovascular disease: More patient gender-based differences in risk evaluation among male general practitioners

Conclusion
Even before the onset of cardiovascular disease, women patients receive less satisfactory preventative management than men do, and these differences are even more marked when the physician is a man. More attention to the influence of gender stereotypes is needed in medical training in order to combat the inequalities that they cause.

Source: European Journal of Preventive Cardiology - October 27, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Delpech, R., Ringa, V., Falcoff, H., Rigal, L. Tags: Original scientific papers Source Type: research