Journal of the American Medical Women's Association (1972)
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J Am Med Womens Assoc · Jan 2002
ReviewGender, anxiety, and experimental pain sensitivity: an overview.
Our objective was to review human experimental studies to see if anxiety had a differential impact on the pain perceptions of men and women. We searched MEDLINE and PsycINFO for studies of anxiety and pain sensitivity in men and women published from 1966 to 2001. ⋯ Anxiety may also differentially affect men's and women's report of pain. Anxiety may be an important factor when considering sex differences in pain perception and warrants further investigation.
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J Am Med Womens Assoc · Jan 2002
Hospice utilization by male and female cancer patients in an end-of-life transition program.
to determine if there were sex differences in patients' use of hospice services in a regional cancer center in Texas from 1998 to 2000. ⋯ The institution of a targeted end-of-life program was associated with increased utilization of hospice services in women with cancer at this regional cancer center. Length of stay in hospice was longer for women than men, and more men had very short (less than 14 day) stays. Hospice referrals from outpatient settings were associated with longer LOS.
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J Am Med Womens Assoc · Jan 2002
Firearm availability and female homicide victimization rates among 25 populous high-income countries.
to determine the association between firearm availability and female homicide victimization among high-income countries. ⋯ Among high-income countries, where firearms are more available, more women are homicide victims. Women in the United States are at higher risk of homicide victimization than are women in any other high-income country.
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J Am Med Womens Assoc · Jan 2002
Prophylaxis provided to sexual assault victims seen at US emergency departments.
to report on prophylaxis provided to victims of sexual assault seen at hospital emergency departments in the United States. ⋯ Even when data limitations are taken into account, our results suggest that emergency department staff may not be routinely providing antibiotic therapy for the prevention of STIs or emergency contraception to victims of sexual assault. A comprehensive national standard of care is needed for the medical treatment of victims of sexual assault along with more training for health care providers.