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. 2004 Apr 27;170(9):1385-6.
doi: 10.1503/cmaj.1040354.

A force to contend with: The gender gap closes in Canadian medical schools

Kirsteen R Burton, Ian K Wong

A force to contend with: The gender gap closes in Canadian medical schools

Kirsteen R Burton et al. CMAJ. .
No abstract available

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Fig. 1: Percentage of women who enrolled in Canadian medical schools in 2003.
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  • The gender gap in Canadian health care.
    Herzog M. Herzog M. CMAJ. 2004 Nov 9;171(10):1154; author reply 1154. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.1040984. CMAJ. 2004. PMID: 15534298 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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