A theoretical model for analysing gender bias in medicine

International Journal for Equity in Health

Volumn 8, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Risberg, Gunilla ^a   Johansson, Eva E ^a   Hamberg, Katarina ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BIOLOGY; CAREER; CONCEPT ANALYSIS; CONSCIOUSNESS; DECISION MAKING; EXPERIENCE; GENDER; GENERAL ASPECTS OF DISEASE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICINE; NONRESPONSE BIAS; STEREOTYPY; STUDENT; TEACHER; THEORETICAL MODEL; THINKING;

EID: 69449094303     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14759276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-9276-8-28     Document Type: Article

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