Gender and Medical Leadership: Student Perceptions and Implications for Developing Future Leaders in Primary and Secondary Care—a Pilot Study

Journal of Primary Care & Community Health

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 225-228

  Crolla, Elizabeth ^a   O'sullivan, Helen ^a   Bogg, Jan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b Tropical and Infectious Diseases Unit Royal Liverpool Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

curriculum; female; leadership; perceptions; undergraduate

Indexed keywords

EID: 84990342420     PISSN: 21501319     EISSN: 21501327     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/2150131911409413     Document Type: Article

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