Are there too many female medical graduates? Yes

BMJ

Volumn 336, Issue 7647, 2008, Pages 748-

  Mckinstry, Brian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARMY; AUSTRALIA; CANADA; FEMINIZATION; GRADUATE STUDENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHORT SURVEY; UNITED KINGDOM;

CONSULTANTS; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; FEMALE; HEALTH MANPOWER; HUMANS; INTERNAL MEDICINE; MALE; PHYSICIANS, WOMEN; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHIATRY; RETIREMENT; SEX DISTRIBUTION; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 41949118582     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.39505.491065.94     Document Type: Article

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