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Challenges faced by Arab women who are interested in becoming physicians

Understanding the underlying reasons for the under-representation of Arab women within the health care system in Israel is crucial for creating future strategies for intervention, in order to minimize the gaps in the health care system and thus improve the medical services and health status. Our com...

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Autores principales: Bisharat, Bishara, Bowirrat, Abdalla
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4487062/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26137217
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13584-015-0029-4
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Sumario:Understanding the underlying reasons for the under-representation of Arab women within the health care system in Israel is crucial for creating future strategies for intervention, in order to minimize the gaps in the health care system and thus improve the medical services and health status. Our commentary tries to shed light on the underrepresentation and the marginalization of the Arab women in society in general and in the medical field in specific.