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Gender Bias in Prescribing Drugs/Diagnosing IllnessesFrom: Sarah (anonymous@obgyn.net)Fri, 26 Feb 1999 15:39:48 -0600 (CST)
Can anyone on the list point me towards resources that discuss gender bias in diagnosing disease (such as heart disease and mental illness) and in the prescribing of drugs? I've heard about a woman who is interested in "genderizing" med school curriculum and helping ensure that women are included in clinical drug trials but I am having a terrible time finding out information. The majority of JAMA and med line sources are about gender differences in physicians, not their patients. Specifically, I am interested in finding out if women tend to receive more (or less) prescription drugs for different illnesses than men do. I've heard that women are more likely to be diagnosed with anxiety disorders than men for similar symptoms and often it's been the preliminary stages of heart attacks but I can't seem to find hard data to back this up. Any ideas?
-- Sarah Martin Women's Studies Project Family Health International Research Triangle Park, NC 27709 smartin@fhi.org
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