Sex of surgeons and team composition and patients' length of stay after surgery: evidence from inpatient claims data in China.

Shen C, Zhuang Y, Alam SA, Zai X

DOI: 10.1186/s12916-026-05053-x
Published: 2026 Jul 8
Container: BMC medicine
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@article{allodium:10.1186/s12916-026-05053-x,
  title = {Sex of surgeons and team composition and patients' length of stay after surgery: evidence from inpatient claims data in China.},
  author = {Shen C and Zhuang Y and Alam SA and Zai X},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {BMC medicine},
  doi = {10.1186/s12916-026-05053-x},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-026-05053-x}
}

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TI  - Sex of surgeons and team composition and patients' length of stay after surgery: evidence from inpatient claims data in China.
AU  - Shen C
AU  - Zhuang Y
AU  - Alam SA
AU  - Zai X
PY  - 2026
JO  - BMC medicine
DO  - 10.1186/s12916-026-05053-x
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C, S., Y, Z., SA, A., & X, Z. (2026). Sex of surgeons and team composition and patients' length of stay after surgery: evidence from inpatient claims data in China.. BMC medicine. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-026-05053-x

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