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Not all minorities are underrepresented in academic surgery.

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Author/s: Wong, Linda L (LL);

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Publication Type: Comment; Letter

Journal: Annals of surgery (Ann Surg), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2009-Sep; vol 250 (issue 3) : pp 505-6

Dates: Created 2009/09/04; Completed 2009/10/08;

PMID: 19730192, status: MEDLINE (last retrieved date: 10/8/2009)

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CommentOn: Ann Surg. 2008 Nov;248(5):704-11. (PMID: 18948795)

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Adult African Americans - statistics & numerical data Asian Americans - statistics & numerical data European Continental Ancestry Group - statistics & numerical data Faculty, Medical - statistics & numerical data General Surgery - education; manpower Health Services Accessibility

Healthcare Disparities Hispanic Americans - statistics & numerical data Humans Internship and Residency - manpower; statistics & numerical data Minority Groups - statistics & numerical data Students, Medical - statistics & numerical data United States

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