Current state of women in academic surgical subspecialties: How a new metric in measuring academic productivity may change the equation

Alison M. Fecher; Nakul Valsangkar; Teresa M. Bell; Megan E. Lisy; Grace S. Rozycki; Leonidas G. Koniaris

Current state of women in academic surgical subspecialties: How a new metric in measuring academic productivity may change the equation

Alison M. Fecher, Nakul Valsangkar, Teresa M. Bell, Megan E. Lisy, Grace S. Rozycki, Leonidas G. Koniaris

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Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	746-748
Number of pages	3
Journal	American Surgeon
Volume	84
Issue number	5
State	Published - May 2018
Externally published	Yes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Surgery

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