Gender and the body of medicine or at least some body parts: (Re)constructing the prestige hierarchy of medical specialties

Sociological Quarterly

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 217-239

  Hinze, Susan W ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0033089607     PISSN: 00380253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1533-8525.1999.tb00546.x     Document Type: Article

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