Physician Role Conflict and Resulting Career Changes Gender and Generational Differences

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 729-735

  Warde, Carole ^a   Allen, Walter ^b   Gelberg, Lillian ^c,d  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Career choice; Family characteristics; Marital status; Physician practice patterns; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREER; CONFLICT; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; MALE; MARRIAGE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CAREER CHOICE; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIANS; PHYSICIANS, WOMEN; ROLE; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0030446313     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02598986     Document Type: Article

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