Sex and Race Representation in Temporal Bone Histopathology Studies in the United States: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The author's objective was to evaluate sex and race representation in temporal bone histopathology studies.

Design

PubMed, Embase, Cochrane, Web of Science, and Scopus were searched for studies written in English examining temporal bone histopathology specimens from U.S.-based institutions from January 1, 1947, to September 1, 2021. Two authors then performed "snowballing" by reviewing references from the initial search and included the studies that fulfilled the inclusion criteria. For each study, the following information was collected: publication details, study design, funding, institution from where temporal bone specimens were procured, number of study specimens, and donor demographical information.

Results

The authors found that out of 300 studies, 1

SUBMITTER: Krishnan PS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10331314 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul-Aug 01

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature