Disparities in female urologic case distribution with new subspecialty certification and surgeon gender

Neurourology and Urodynamics

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 399-403

  Liu, Joceline S ^a   Dickmeyer, Laura Jo ^a   Nettey, Oluwarotimi ^a   Hofer, Matthias D ^a   Flury, Sarah C ^a   Kielb, Stephanie J ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

american board of urology; female urology; gender; practice patterns

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CERTIFICATION; CYSTOVAGINAL FISTULA; DEVICE REMOVAL; FEMALE; FEMALE PHYSICIAN; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; SURGICAL MESH; URINE INCONTINENCE; UROLOGICAL PROCEDURE; UROLOGIST; CLINICAL PRACTICE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURGEON; UNITED STATES; UROLOGIC SURGERY; UROLOGY;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PRACTICE PATTERNS, PHYSICIANS'; SEX FACTORS; SURGEONS; UNITED STATES; UROLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; UROLOGY;

EID: 84951840996     PISSN: 07332467     EISSN: 15206777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nau.22942     Document Type: Article

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