According to a new study of almost 100,000 Canadian patients, women are less likely than men to receive care in a trauma center after severe injury. "Gender-based disparities in access to healthcare services in general have been recognized for some time and evidence is emerging that these disparities extend to the treatment of severe injuries in trauma centers," says lead author Andrea Hill. MSc, PhD, a post-doctoral fellow at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre ...Saturday, 25 May 2013
Women With Severe Injuries are Less Likely Than Men to be Treated in a Trauma Center: Study
According to a new study of almost 100,000 Canadian patients, women are less likely than men to receive care in a trauma center after severe injury. "Gender-based disparities in access to healthcare services in general have been recognized for some time and evidence is emerging that these disparities extend to the treatment of severe injuries in trauma centers," says lead author Andrea Hill. MSc, PhD, a post-doctoral fellow at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre ...
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