The feminization of medicine and population health

JAMA

Volumn 301, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 863-864

  Phillips, Susan P ^a,b   Austin, Emily B ^b  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIGARETTE SMOKING; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; FEMALE PHYSICIAN; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; MEDICINE; MORTALITY; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; SEX RATIO; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; FEMINISM; HEALTH CARE MANPOWER; MALE; MANPOWER; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CAREER CHOICE; FEMALE; FEMINISM; HEALTH MANPOWER; HUMANS; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PHYSICIANS, WOMEN; SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL;

EID: 61449219959     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2009.155     Document Type: Note

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