Gender Differences in the Authorship of Original Research in Pediatric Journals, 2001-2016

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 191, Issue , 2017, Pages 244-249.e1

  Fishman, Michael ^a   Williams, Wadsworth A ^b   Goodman, Denise M ^c,d   Ross, Lainie Friedman ^b,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

academic medicine; authorship; editorial board; mentorship; pediatrics; professional development; sex

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDITOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PEDIATRICIAN; PEDIATRICS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; WRITING; BIBLIOMETRICS; FEMALE PHYSICIAN; MEDICAL SCHOOL; PUBLISHING; SEXISM; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES;

AUTHORSHIP; BIBLIOMETRICS; FACULTY, MEDICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PEDIATRICS; PERIODICALS AS TOPIC; PHYSICIANS, WOMEN; PUBLISHING; SEX FACTORS; SEXISM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85031094750     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: 10976833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2017.08.044     Document Type: Article

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