Women less likely to receive critical care after a stroke, researchers find
Thursday, February 19, 2009 - 14:28
in Health & Medicine
Women are 30 percent less likely than men to receive a critical clot-busting drug than can limit brain damage after a stroke, according to a Michigan State University study.
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