Doctors prescribe more painkillers to women, study confirms
Monday, October 6, 2014 - 10:33
in Psychology & Sociology
Regardless of the pain type, age and social class, women are more likely to be prescribed analgaesia than men. This is confirmed by a study in Spain focused on inequality in prescribing analgesics according to gender, confirming that gender bias may be one pathway by which inequalities in analgesic treatment adversely affects the health of women.