Discrimination and abuse in internal medicine residency

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 401-405

  Vanlneveld, Cornelia H M ^a   Cook, Deborah J ^a,b,c,d   Kane, Sheri Lynn C ^a   King, Derek ^b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c ONTARIO MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND LONG TERM CARE   (Canada)

^d ST JOSEPH S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

abuse; discrimination; harassment; residency; stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; SEXUAL HARASSMENT; SOCIAL ASPECT; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0029799769     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02600186     Document Type: Article

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