The Canadian Women’s Heart Health Alliance ATLAS on the Epidemiology, Diagnosis, and Management of Cardiovascular Disease in Women — Chapter 7: Sex, Gender, and the Social Determinants of Health

Women vs men have major differences in terms of risk-factor profiles, social and environmental factors, clinical presentation, diagnosis, and treatment of cardiovascular disease. Women are more likely than men to experience health issues that are complex and multifactorial, often relating to dispari...

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Main Authors: Colleen M. Norris, PhD, GNP, MSc, BScN, FAHA, FCAHS, Kerri-Anne Mullen, PhD, MSc, Heather J.A. Foulds, PhD, Shahin Jaffer, MD, MHSc, FRCPC, Kara Nerenberg, MD, MSc, Martha Gulati, MD, MS, FACC, FAHA, FASPC, FESC, Nazli Parast, BScN, MN, CDE, Nicole Tegg, RN, BScN, MN, Christine A. Gonsalves, PhD, Jasmine Grewal, MD, Donna Hart, BA, RSW, Anna L.E. Levinsson, PhD, Sharon L. Mulvagh, MD, FRCPC, FACC, FASE, FAHA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-02-01
Series:CJC Open
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589790X23002111