Gender in medical curricula: Course organizer views of a gender-issues perspective in medicine in Sweden

Women and Health

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 35-47

  Westerståhl, Anna ^a   Andersson, Maria ^b   Söderström, Margareta ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Curriculum; Gender; Implementation; Medical education; Women's health

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MOTIVATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL STRUCTURE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STEREOTYPY; SWEDEN;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; FACULTY, MEDICAL; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; SCHOOLS, MEDICAL; SWEDEN; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 0141503234     PISSN: 03630242     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J013v37n04_04     Document Type: Article

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