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Abstract
Medicine Is Not Gender-Neutral — She Is Male
“Physicianhood” has long been conceived as masculine, an implicit characterization that affects the quality and nature of health care. A deeper understanding of gender issues in medicine may help us improve both the experiences of nonmale physicians and patient care.
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Title
Medicine Is Not Gender-Neutral — She Is Male
Author
Lombarts, Kiki MJ
; Verghese, Abraham 1
1 From the Department of Medical Psychology, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam (K.M.J.L.); and the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences (K.M.J.L.), the Presence Center, Department of Medicine (K.M.J.L., A.V.), and the Department of Internal Medicine (A.V.), Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA.
; Verghese, Abraham 1 1 From the Department of Medical Psychology, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam (K.M.J.L.); and the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences (K.M.J.L.), the Presence Center, Department of Medicine (K.M.J.L., A.V.), and the Department of Internal Medicine (A.V.), Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA.
Pages
1284-1287
Section
Medicine and Society
Publication year
2022
Publication date
Mar 31, 2022
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ISSN
00284793
e-ISSN
15334406
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2645529431
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