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How to improve gender equality in rheumatology: boards, mentors, and teamwork

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, Haydarpasa Numune Training and Research Hospital, Selimiye, Tibbiye Cd No: 23, Uskudar, 34668, Istanbul, Turkey

    Ceren Altintas-Mese

  2. Department of Pediatric Rheumatology, Zeynep Kamil Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey

    Mustafa Cakan

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Altintas-Mese, C., Cakan, M. How to improve gender equality in rheumatology: boards, mentors, and teamwork. Rheumatol Int 44, 973–974 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00296-023-05467-3

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