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. 2019 Sep 1;179(9):1285-1287.
doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2019.0907.

Trends in Proportion of Women as Authors of Medical Journal Articles, 2008-2018

Kamber L Hart  1 , Roy H Perlis  1
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Trends in Proportion of Women as Authors of Medical Journal Articles, 2008-2018

Kamber L Hart et al. JAMA Intern Med. .

Abstract

This study reviews all articles from 9 specialty and 4 cross-specialty medical journals across a 10-year period to assess trends in authorship, first authorship, and last authorship among women.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Dr Perlis reported serving on advisory boards or providing consulting to Genomind, RID Ventures, and Takeda and holds equity in Psy Therapeutics and Outermost Therapeutics. No other disclosures were reported.

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Figure.. Temporal Trends for Author Gender Representation by Specialty
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