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Heart Disease Knowledge, Awareness, and Perceived Risk in Oregon State University Students

Creator:

Hirsch, Lindsay N.

Abstract:

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death for both men and women in the U.S. but is often thought of as a man’s disease. Women with CVD, however, suffer poorer health outcomes due to previous education of stereotypically “male” signs and symptoms of heart attacks, despite the fact...

Resource Type:

Honors College Thesis

Full Text:

/fact_sheets/fs_women_heart.htm [3] Mosca, L., Barrett-Connor, E., & Wenger, N. K. (2011). Sex/gender