Medical students' assessment of education and training in women's health and in sex and gender differences

Journal of Women's Health

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 815-827

  Henrich, Janet B ^a   Viscoli, Catherine M ^a   Abraham, Gallane D ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALLOPATHY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EDUCATION; CURRICULUM; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; NORMAL HUMAN; ONLINE SYSTEM; ORGANIZATION; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; TEACHING; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; CLINICAL CLERKSHIP; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERNAL MEDICINE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; TEACHING MATERIALS; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 44949166720     PISSN: 15409996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2007.0589     Document Type: Article

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