Women in Radiology: Exploring the Gender Disparity

Journal of the American College of Radiology

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 344-350.e1

  Zener, Rebecca ^a   Lee, Stefanie Y ^a,b   Visscher, Kari L ^a   Ricketts, Michelle ^a,c   Speer, Stacey ^a   Wiseman, Daniele ^a,b  

^a WESTERN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b LONDON HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

^c ST JOSEPH S HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

gender; radiology exposure; Radiology residency; specialty selection; women in radiology

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FISHER EXACT TEST; GENDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SCHOOL; PHYSICS; RADIOLOGY; SPECIALIZATION; SPEECH; ADULT; CANADA; FEMALE PHYSICIAN; MANPOWER; MEDICAL STUDENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXISM; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; CANADA; CAREER CHOICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICIANS, WOMEN; RADIOLOGY; SEXISM; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84959354548     PISSN: 15461440     EISSN: 1558349X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacr.2015.10.019     Document Type: Article

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