Understanding and Overcoming Implicit Gender Bias in Plastic Surgery

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 138, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 1111-1116

  Phillips, Nicole A ^a,b   Tannan, Shruti C ^a,b   Kalliainen, Loree K ^a,b  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL SCHOOL; PLASTIC SURGERY; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PSYCHOLOGY; SEXISM; SOCIAL MEDIA; SURGEON; UNITED STATES;

AUSTRALASIA; CAREER CHOICE; FACULTY, MEDICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SEXISM; SOCIAL MEDIA; SURGEONS; SURGERY, PLASTIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84978131784     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000002668     Document Type: Article

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