Are men lousy patients?

April 24, 2007

Benjamin Brewer thinks so:

Most of the time, when a man shows up in my office it’s because a woman sent him. I think that’s why married guys live longer (see article).

Women get their health information from doctors, the Internet, magazines and television, according to the government. Men get most of their health information from their wife, girlfriend or mother.



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