Saints and sinners: Women and the practice of medicine throughout the ages

JAMA

Volumn 283, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 668-669

  Wynn, Rhoda ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ART; FEMALE PHYSICIAN; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; LITERATURE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION; SHORT SURVEY; SOCIAL ASPECT;

EID: 0034594660     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.283.5.668-JMS0202-4-1     Document Type: Short Survey

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