Xiaowei Tang, Bei Luo, Shu Huang, Jiao Jiang, Yuan Chen, Xiaomin Shi, Wei Zhang, Lei Shi, Xiaolin Zhong, Muhan Lü
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Recent studies have shown that women are underrepresented as authors of medical research and clinical practice guidelines. This study aimed to evaluate gender disparities of authors of major hepatology guidelines. METHODS: We reviewed the hepatology guidelines published by the following major gastroenterology societies from January 2008 to September 2022: the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA), American College of Gastroenterology (ACG), American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD), Asian-Pacific Association for the Study of the Liver (APASL), British Society of Gastroenterology (BSG), European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL) and Korean Association for the Study of the Liver (KASL)...
April 14, 2023: Liver International: Official Journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver