Vascular Disease
Research reports from A.F. Chou and co-authors provide new insights into vascular disease
Published in Women's Health Weekly, September 13th, 2007
"Studies have shown that women with cardiovascular disease (CVD) are screened and treated less aggressively than men and are less likely to undergo cardiac procedures. Research in this area has primarily focused on the acute setting, and there are limited data on the ambulatory care setting, particularly among the commercially insured," scientists writing in the journal Womens Health Issues report.
"To that end, the objective of this study is to determine if gender disparities in the quality of CVD care exist in commercial managed care populations. Using a national sample of commercial health plans, we analyzed member-level data for 7 CVD quality indicators from...
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