Why won’t workforce policy makers tackle gender inequality in healthcare?

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Leary, Alison (2020). Why won’t workforce policy makers tackle gender inequality in healthcare? BMJ: British Medical Journal.
AuthorsLeary, Alison
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Year2020
JournalBMJ: British Medical Journal
PublisherBMJ Publishing Group
ISSN0959-535X
Web address (URL)https://blogs.bmj.com/bmj/2020/11/13/alison-leary-why-wont-workforce-policy-makers-tackle-gender-inequality-in-healthcare/
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Deposited16 Dec 2020
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