Recognizing blind spots - A remedy for gender bias in medicine?

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 378, Issue 24, 2018, Pages 2253-2255

  Rabinowitz, Loren G ^a  

^a Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL OUTCOME; DEMENTIA; DO NOT RESUSCITATE; FAMILY; GENDER BIAS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; MEDICINE; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL HARASSMENT; WORKPLACE; FEMALE; FEMALE PHYSICIAN; MALE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; SEXISM; TRENDS;

FEMALE; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; MALE; MEDICINE; PHYSICIANS, WOMEN; SEXISM;

EID: 85048775898     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMp1802228     Document Type: Review

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