Lower rates of intervention for symptomatic carotid stenosis in women than in men reflect differences in disease incidence: a population-based study.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Although there is little sex difference in the age-specific incidence of transient ischemic attack (TIA) and stroke, substantially more men than women undergo endarterectomy/stenting for symptomatic carotid stenosis. Sexism in referral for investigation or intervention has b...

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Main Authors: Marquardt, L, Fairhead, J, Rothwell, P
格式: Journal article
语言:English
出版: 2010