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Stroke
Women less likely than men to receive some standard diagnostic tests for stroke
May 5th, 2005
Women who have strokes are less likely than men to receive some standard tests to help diagnose the type of stroke and determine treatment, new research shows. "Previous studies have shown that the rate of stroke is lower in women than in men, but women have worse outcomes than men. They are more likely to die or be disabled in the long term than men are," said study author Melinda Smith Cox, MPH, of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. "Our results may give us one reason for that disparity." The findings were presented at the American Academy of Neurology 57th Annual Meeting in Miami Beach, April 9-16, 2005. Smith said the...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-05-05)
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