The integration of gender in medical research and education - Obstacles and possibilities from a Nordic perspective

Women and Health

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 121-133

  Hammarström, Anne ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Integration; Medical gender research; Resistance; Teaching strategies

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; POLITICS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUALITY; STEREOTYPY; SWEDEN; THEORETICAL STUDY;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; FEMALE; FEMINISM; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; MALE; POLITICS; RESEARCH SUPPORT; SCHOOLS, MEDICAL; SOCIAL MEDICINE; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; SWEDEN; TRAINING SUPPORT; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 0141503226     PISSN: 03630242     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J013v37n04_09     Document Type: Article

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