Does sex affect the success rate of Canadian ophthalmology residency applicants?

Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 163-168

  Baerlocher, Mark O ^a   Noble, Jason ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Discrimination; Education; Gender; Residents

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE CARE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICAL STUDENT; OPHTHALMOLOGY; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; STUDENT RECRUITMENT;

EID: 33646257564     PISSN: 00084182     EISSN: 17153360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/I06-003     Document Type: Article

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