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" Only 15 percent of the doctors diagnosed heart disease
in the woman, compared to 56 percent for the man, and only 30 percent
referred the woman to a cardiologist, compared to 62 percent for the man.
Finally, only 13 percent suggested cardiac medication for the woman, versus
47 percent for the man. "

Maya Dusenbery , Doing Harm: The Truth About How Bad Medicine and Lazy Science Leave Women Dismissed, Misdiagnosed, and Sick


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Maya Dusenbery quote : Only 15 percent of the doctors diagnosed heart disease<br />in the woman, compared to 56 percent for the man, and only 30 percent<br />referred the woman to a cardiologist, compared to 62 percent for the man.<br />Finally, only 13 percent suggested cardiac medication for the woman, versus<br />47 percent for the man.