Gender differences in the acquisition of surgical skills: a systematic review.

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Published in Surg Endosc on January 29, 2015

Authors

Amir Ali1, Yousif Subhi2,3, Charlotte Ringsted4,5, Lars Konge2

Author Affiliations

1: Centre for Clinical Education, University of Copenhagen and the Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark. amirmukhtarali@gmail.com.
2: Centre for Clinical Education, University of Copenhagen and the Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark.
3: Clinical Eye Research Unit, Department of Ophthalmology, Copenhagen University Hospital Roskilde, Roskilde, Denmark.
4: Department of Anesthesia, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
5: Faculty of Health, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.

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