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Underrepresentation and undertreatment of women in hematology: An unsolved issue

Gender disparity is pervasive and persisting in research. Despite gender being recognized as one of the primary determinants of health, inadequate representation of women in clinical trials has resulted in a deficit pertaining to equity in health care. This gross underrepresentation has exposed wome...

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Autores principales: Liblik, Kiera, Dhali, Arkadeep, Kipkorir, Vincent, Avanthika, Chaithanya, Manan, Muhammad Romail, Găman, Mihnea‐Alexandru
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9301474/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35873219
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/rth2.12767
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Sumario:Gender disparity is pervasive and persisting in research. Despite gender being recognized as one of the primary determinants of health, inadequate representation of women in clinical trials has resulted in a deficit pertaining to equity in health care. This gross underrepresentation has exposed women to unforeseen health‐related outcomes, and as evident through historic records, unequal distribution of opportunities has further widened this gender gap in health care.