RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
A1 Cunningham, Muriel
T1 Factors Affecting Research and the Treatment of Stroke in Women
JF MD Conference Express
YR 2015
FD SAGE Publications
VO 15
IS 2
SP 22
OP 23
DO 10.1177/1559897715578427
UL http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/15/2/22.abstract
AB Stroke is now the third-leading cause of death in women in the United States, and women tend to have worse poststroke outcomes. However, women tend to be underrepresented in clinical trials, and treatment is often suboptimal. Ways to narrow the sex treatment gap in stroke are reviewed.