The feminisation of medical schools in South Africa
SOURCE: HSRC Review
OUTPUT TYPE: Journal Article
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2006
TITLE AUTHOR(S): M.Breier, A.Wildschut
KEYWORDS: MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS, WOMEN
DEPARTMENT: Equitable Education and Economies (IED)
Print: HSRC Library: shelf number 4317
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/6332
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/6332
OUTPUT TYPE: Journal Article
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2006
TITLE AUTHOR(S): M.Breier, A.Wildschut
KEYWORDS: MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS, WOMEN
DEPARTMENT: Equitable Education and Economies (IED)
Print: HSRC Library: shelf number 4317
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/6332
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/6332
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Abstract
Women are now in a clear majority at undergraduate level at most medical schools in South Africa. This has certain implications for the profession which are not obvious, write MIGNONNE BREIER and ANGELIQUE WILDSCHUT.-
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