Medical students' attitudes to gender issues in the role and career of physicians: A qualitative study conducted in Sweden

Medical Teacher

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 635-641

  Hamberg, Katarina ^a   Johansson, Eva ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREER; FEMALE; GENDER BIAS; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL STUDENT; PHYSICIAN; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXISM; STEREOTYPY; STUDENT ATTITUDE; SWEDEN; UNIVERSITY;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEN; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PREJUDICE; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; SWEDEN; WOMEN;

EID: 33847222800     PISSN: 0142159X     EISSN: 1466187X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01421590600871007     Document Type: Article

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