Care Of People With Osteoarthritis May Be Subject To Gender Bias, Study Finds

SOURCE:  Medical News Today

DATE:  March 11, 2008

EXCERPT: "Unconscious prejudices among doctors may explain why women complaining of knee pain are less likely than men to be recommended for total knee replacement surgery, a study in today's issue of the Canadian Medical Association Journal suggests."  more

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Borkhoff CM, Hawker GA, Kreder HJ, Glazier RH, Mahomed NN, Wright JG. The effect of patients' sex on physicians' recommendations for total knee arthroplasty. CMAJ. 2008 Mar 11;178(6):681-7.   pdf