Gender distribution among transplant journal editorial members: a call to empower women in academic medicine

Wen Hui Lim¹, Jingxuan Quek¹, Phoebe Wen Lin Tay¹, Cheng Han Ng¹, Anantharaman Vathsala^{1

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Affiliations

¹ Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
² Division of Nephrology, University Medicine Cluster, National University Hospital, Singapore, Singapore.
³ National University Centre for Organ Transplantation, National University Health System, Singapore.
⁴ Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, National University Hospital, Singapore, Singapore.

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Wen Hui Lim et al. Transpl Int. 2021 Dec.

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. 2021 Dec;34(12):2897-2898.

doi: 10.1111/tri.14117. Epub 2021 Oct 7.

Wen Hui Lim¹, Jingxuan Quek¹, Phoebe Wen Lin Tay¹, Cheng Han Ng¹, Anantharaman Vathsala^{1

2

3}, Mark D Muthiah^{1

4

3}

¹ Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
² Division of Nephrology, University Medicine Cluster, National University Hospital, Singapore, Singapore.
³ National University Centre for Organ Transplantation, National University Health System, Singapore.
⁴ Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, National University Hospital, Singapore, Singapore.

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