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Women must be equally represented in health research, says this expert

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Nancy Brown is head of the American Heart Association. She says that, although heart disease is the leading cause of death for women, women are often under-represented in clinical trials. "Women deserve more than they're getting. I think that we recognize that sex differences between men and women really matter in terms of health outcomes. And therefore, backing up to scientific study is critically important."

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