Women living with coronary heart disease, barriers to care

The myth that Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) is a male problem originated with studies conducted in the 1950s and 60s. Women are not aware of the extent of their risk, yet heart disease is the leading cause of death among North American women. In a 1996 Gallup poll, 67% of doctors did not know that ca...

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Main Author: Hogg, Marilynne Audrey
Language:en_US
Published: 2007
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1993/2367