Ahrq and Ad Council Encourage Men to Take Preventive Steps in Their Health Care
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New Research Finds Men are 24 Percent Less Likely than Women to have Visited their Doctor; Public Service Ads Launch as part of Men's Health Week
ROCKVILLE, Md., June 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Men are 24 percent less likely than women to have visited the doctor within the past year, according to new data released today by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). In addition, men are about 30 percent more likely than women to be hospitalized for preventable conditions such as congestive heart failure and complications from diabetes, according to new AHRQ data.See the full content of this document
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Ahrq and Ad Council Encourage Men to Take Preventive Steps in Their Health Care
In an effort to raise awareness among middle-aged men about the importance of preventive medical testing, AHRQ joined with the Ad Council today to launch a new series of public service advertisements (PSAs) in conjunction with Men's H...
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