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Understanding Societal Preferences Can Inform the Discussion Seeking to Promote Gender Equity in Surgery

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    Savio George Barreto

  2. Division of Surgery and Perioperative Medicine, Department of Surgery, Flinders Medical Center, Bedford Park, Adelaide, SA, 5042, Australia

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Barreto, S.G. Understanding Societal Preferences Can Inform the Discussion Seeking to Promote Gender Equity in Surgery. World J Surg 46, 767–768 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-021-06407-7

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