"Given the increasing numbers of women in the medical profession and the important role that building and nurturing relationships play in the socialization of women, one might expect the gender of the physician to be influential in the doctor-patient relationship."

This article is one of a series done by the authors on behalf of the Wonca Working Party on Women and Family Medicine (WWPWFM) published in Wonca News over the past few months.

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