Increasing sex and ethnic/racial diversity of researchers in aging: Some promising strategies at the postdoctoral level

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 980-985

  Carnes, Molly ^a,b,c,e   Schuler, Linda ^a,d   Sarto, Gloria E ^a,c   Lent, Stephanie J ^a,c   Bakken, Lori ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^e WILLIAM S MIDDLETON MEMORIAL VETERANS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CAREER; ETHNOLOGY; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; QUALITY CONTROL; RACE DIFFERENCE; TEACHER; TRAINING;

AGED; AGING; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CAREER CHOICE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENTORS; SEX FACTORS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 33744915537     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2006.00739.x     Document Type: Article

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