Gender differences in the academic and clinical performances of undergraduate nursing students: A systematic review

Nurse Education Today

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 377-388

  Chan, Zenobia C Y ^a   Chan, Ying tung ^a   Lui, Chun wa ^a   Yu, Ho zhi ^a   Law, Yat fung ^a   Cheung, Kwan lok ^a   Hung, Ka kui ^a   Kei, Sung ho ^a   Yu, Kai hang ^a   Woo, Wai ming ^a   Lam, Chun tung ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Academic; Clinical; Education; Gender; Nursing student; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STUDENT; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXISM;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, NURSING; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SEX FACTORS; SEXISM; STUDENTS, NURSING;

EID: 84894901553     PISSN: 02606917     EISSN: 15322793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2013.06.011     Document Type: Review

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