Medical Writings: Book Notes15 September 2009The Changing Face of Medicine: Women Doctors and the Evolution of Health Care in AmericaJoslyn W. Fisher, MD, MPHJoslyn W. Fisher, MD, MPHFrom Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-151-6-200909150-00023 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail Boulis AK, Jacobs JA. 280 pages. Ithaca, NY: Cornell Univ Pr; 2008. $35.00. ISBN 9780801444463. Order at www.cornellpress.cornell.edu.Field of medicine: Medical sociology.Format: Hardcover book.Audience: Health professionals, social scientists, students interested in the health profession, and health policymakers.Purpose: To provide an explanatory model for the “feminization of medicine in the U.S.,” to address gender differences in career experiences for physicians and institutional and societal changes affecting work–family balance, and to describe the impact that women physicians have had on the practice and profession of medicine.Content: The authors explore how historical attitudes and social structures have influenced ... Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: From Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 15 September 2009Volume 151, Issue 6Page: 436KeywordsHealth careHealth information technologyInternetLibrariesMedical sociologyScientistsSexual identity ePublished: 15 September 2009 Issue Published: 15 September 2009 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2009 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...
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