Gender inequalities in biomedical research are undermining patient care. In the first of three related pieces, Alison M. Kim, Candace M. Tingen and Teresa K. Woodruff call on journals, funding agencies and researchers to give women parity with men, in studies and in the clinic.
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Kim, A., Tingen, C. & Woodruff, T. Sex bias in trials and treatment must end. Nature 465, 688–689 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/465688a
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