This population-based study of over 27 million referrals to surgeons demonstrated that patient sharing among physicians and surgeons is influenced by the sex of the patient, referring physician, and surgeon. Importantly, the study demonstrated that male patients are unlikely to be referred to female surgeons, particularly if seen by a male physician. These disparities are not improving over time .

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医生推荐同性外科医生的纵向趋势：一项基于人群的研究

这项基于人群的研究对超过 2700 万转诊外科医生的患者进行了研究，结果表明，医生和外科医生之间的患者共享受到患者、转诊医生和外科医生性别的影响。重要的是，该研究表明，男性患者不太可能被转诊给女性外科医生，尤其是由男性医生看诊时。这些差距并没有随着时间的推移而改善。