[Women and surgeons].
The authors present the current view of the women in Surgery since the end of the XIX century until now. They discuss the difficulties they face when they choose Surgery as a career and the progress now achieved.
Franco
Talita
T
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, BR. talita@openlink.com.br
dos Santos
Elizabeth Gomes
EG
D001938:Brazil; D005260:Female; D013502:General Surgery / Q000266:history* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D010822:Physicians, Women / Q000266:history* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*