Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
Volume 60, Issue 1 , Pages 63-69 , January 2009

A gender gap in the dermatology literature? Cross-sectional analysis of manuscript authorship trends in dermatology journals during 3 decades

  • Jamison D. Feramisco, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
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  • Justin J. Leitenberger, BS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Dermatology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
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  • Shelley I. Redfern, BS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
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  • Aihua Bian, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Sciences, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
    • ,
  • Xian-Jin Xie, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Sciences, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
    • ,
  • Jack S. Resneck Jr., MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Dermatology and Institute for Health Policy Studies, University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine, San Francisco, California
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Jack S. Resneck, Jr, MD, Department of Dermatology, University of California, San Francisco, Box 0316, San Francisco, CA 94143-0316.

,Accepted 24 June 2008.

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 Funding sources: None.

 Disclosure: No outside funding was required for this study. There are no commercial products discussed in this manuscript, and none of the authors have financial conflicts of interest to disclose. Mr Leitenberger is a recipient of a Clinical Research Fellowship from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation. Dr Resneck chairs the Workforce Task Force and the Council on Government Affairs, Health Policy, and Practice of the American Academy of Dermatology.

PII: S0190-9622(08)01077-3

doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2008.06.044

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
Volume 60, Issue 1 , Pages 63-69 , January 2009

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