Gender Bias in Diagnostic Radiology Resident Selection, Does it Exist?

Academic Radiology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 101-107

  Hewett, Lara ^a   Lewis, Madelene ^a   Collins, Heather ^a   Gordon, Leonie ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bias; Diversity; Education; Gender; Radiology; Resident; Women

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENDER BIAS; HUMAN; JOB INTERVIEW; LICENSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; RESIDENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; EDUCATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; RADIOLOGY; SEXISM; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MALE; RADIOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCHOOL ADMISSION CRITERIA; SEXISM; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84949725763     PISSN: 10766332     EISSN: 18784046     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2015.10.018     Document Type: Article

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