Hospital group targets lack of awareness regarding women and CVD

    Disease Management Advisor
    |May 9, 2002
    PubMed

    Experts aren't entirely sure why, but there is a significant gap in awareness regarding the risk of CVD in women as opposed to men. As a result, surveys show that women are not being adequately advised regarding their risk factors, and adverse events are not always picked up as readily. A coalition of community hospitals has launched a national campaign designed to bring providers and consumers up to speed about what they should be doing to combat CVD in women.

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