Assessment of Pediatric Residents in the United States by Sex, Ethnoracial and Intersectional Group
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/pme.2862 | Journal eISSN: 2212-277X
Language: English
Page range: 621 - 632
Submitted on: Jun 2, 2026
Accepted on: Jul 9, 2026
Published on: Jul 21, 2026
Published by: Ubiquity Press
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© 2026 Hannah L. Kakara Anderson, Daniel C. West, Alan J. Schwartz, Laura Lockwood, Caroline E. Rassbach, Ariel S. Winn, Catherine D. Michelson, Benjamin Kinnear, Jerome G. Chen, Abigail Martini, David A. Turner, Daniel J. Schumacher, published by Ubiquity Press
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