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The authors argue that the results of a previous study claiming race and sex independently influence physicians' management of chest pain were overstated in the media and by the original authors.
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Analysis reveals overstated claims regarding race and sex bias affecting physician referrals for cardiac care.
In the February 25 issue of the Journal, Schulman et al. claimed that the “race and sex of a patient independently influence how physicians manage chest pain.”1 Their study received extensive coverage in the news media. It was reported in most major newspapers26 and was a feature story on ABC's Nightline, with Surgeon General David Satcher providing commentary.7 Unfortunately, in each case, the results were overstated. We explore what went wrong and suggest ways to improve the communication of data to the public. Our purpose is not to deny the occurrence of racial or sex bias, rather to emphasize . . .
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Schwartz et al. (1999) conducted an editorial in Chest pain / cardiac catheterization referral. The authors argue that the results of a previous study claiming race and sex independently influence physicians' management of chest pain were overstated in the media and by the original authors.
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