Why is it so important to ensure that women's health, gender-based competencies are woven into the fabric of undergraduate medical education?

Am J Obstet Gynecol

Association of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics Women's Healthcare Education Office, MD 21114-2423, USA.

Published: September 2002

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