http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/07/09/virtual.patient.bias/index.html
 
An interesting, although not too surprising, result from the States.
 
A great next step would be to study the incidence of bias against overweight and obese patients. As more and more media attention is given to obesity, e.g., "click here to see a map of America's fattest cities", and the argument for genetic predisposition to obesity, it is certainly something worth studying.
 

Nicola Davies, BA


Health Literacy Specialist

Wellness Centre Coordinator

Consumer Health Information Technician

8 ndavies at dthr.ab.ca

)  (403) 352-7643

* Red Deer Regional Hospital

        3942-50A Ave

        Red Deer, AB

        T4N 4E7
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