학술논문
The effect of race and sex on physicians' recommendations for cardiac catheterization
Document Type
Academic Journal
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Source
The New England Journal of Medicine. Feb 25, 1999, Vol. 340 Issue 8, p618, 9 p.
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ISSN
0028-4793
Abstract
Doctors seem less likely to recommend cardiac catheterization in women and blacks. Researchers asked 8 actors to represent patients who were young or old, black or white, male or female. They were given a script to portray a patient with chest pain and videotaped. A total of 720 doctors watched the video and recommended treatment. They were less likely to recommend catheterization for women, young patients, and patients whose pain was not considered to be cardiac pain.