The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 192, Issue 5 , Pages 695-698 , November 2006

Family issues affecting women in medicine, particularly women surgeons

  • Clifford J. Straehley, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Professor Emeritus of Surgery, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI, USA
    • Retired Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery, Stanford Medical School, Stanford, CA
  • ,
  • Patrizia Longo, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Saint Mary’s College of California, 1928 Saint Mary’s Road, Moraga, CA 94556, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1-925-945-1166; fax: +1-925-376-2411.

Received 8 April 2006 ,Revised 18 April 2006

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PII: S0002-9610(06)00294-7

doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2006.04.005

The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 192, Issue 5 , Pages 695-698 , November 2006