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. 2025 May 30;41(2):212-213.
doi: 10.47717/turkjsurg.2025.2025-3-14.

The double burden: Family, career, and gender discrimination in surgery

Semra Demirli Atıcı  1
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The double burden: Family, career, and gender discrimination in surgery

Semra Demirli Atıcı. Turk J Surg. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Women surgeons; academic surgery; disparity; equality; gender differences; surgery.

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