Exploring physician gender bias in the initiation of prescribing cascades for older men and women: a qualitative clinical vignette study protocol

Introduction A prescribing cascade occurs when a drug is prescribed to manage the often unrecognised side effect of another drug; these cascades are of particular concern for older adults who are at heightened risk for drug-related harm. It is unknown whether, and to what extent, gender bias influen...

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Published in:	BMJ Open
Main Authors:	Graziano Onder, Paula A Rochon, Rachel D Savage, Joyce Li, Andrea Lawson, Robin Mason, Shelley Sternberg, Antonio Cherubini, Denis O'Mahony, Mirko Petrovic, Parya Borhani, Barbara Carrieri, Kieran Dalton, Lisa M McCarthy, Luca Paoletti, Sara Santini, Kawsika Sivayoganathan, Donna R Zwas, Jerry Gurwitz, Francesco Pegreffi
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMJ Publishing Group 2023-07-01
Online Access:	https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/13/7/e070405.full