Gender differences in physician stress: Why the discrepant findings?

Women and Health

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 1-14

  Gross, Edith B ^a  

^a BEAVER COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; CAREER; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PHYSICIAN; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICIANS; PHYSICIANS, WOMEN; SEX FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 0031405801     PISSN: 03630242     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J013v26n03_01     Document Type: Article

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