A systematic review of interventions to support the careers of women in academic medicine and other disciplines

BMJ Open

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2018, Pages

  Laver, Kate E ^a   Prichard, Ivanka J ^b   Cations, Monica ^a   Osenk, Ivana ^b   Govin, Kay ^b   Coveney, John D ^b  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Flinders University Adelaide   (Australia)

Author keywords

academia; equality; gender; research; women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CAREER; CHECKLIST; CINAHL; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MEDLINE; MENTORING; META ANALYSIS; PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; REMUNERATION; REVIEW; SATISFACTION; SKILL; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; CAREER MOBILITY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE PHYSICIAN; MANPOWER; SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; CAREER CHOICE; CAREER MOBILITY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; PHYSICIANS, WOMEN;

EID: 85053042167     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-020380     Document Type: Review

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