Gender-related attrition in a general surgery training program

Journal of Surgical Research

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 59-62

  Bergen, Patricia C ^a   Turnage, Richard H ^a   Carrico, C James ^a  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Attrition; Gender; Surgical education

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURGICAL TRAINING;

EID: 0031928395     PISSN: 00224804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jsre.1998.5335     Document Type: Article

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