European Journal of Heart Failure Advance Access originally published online on April 27, 2009
European Journal of Heart Failure 2009 11(6):631; doi:10.1093/eurjhf/hfp052
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Influence of gender of physicians and patients on guideline-recommended treatment of chronic heart failure in a cross-sectional study
Department of Internal Medicine
University of Michigan and VA Ann Arbor Health
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USA
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Department of Internal Medicine
University of Michigan and VA Ann Arbor Health
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We read with interest the study by Baumhäkel et al.1 regarding the influence of gender of physicians and gender of patients on treatment decisions in the care of congestive heart failure. This study takes the issue of gender disparities in clinical settings an important