Characteristics of women surgeons in the United States

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 176, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 244-250

  Frank, Erica ^a   Brownstein, Michelle ^a   Ephgrave, Kimberly ^a   Neumayer, Leigh ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; FEMALE WORKER; HEALTH STATUS; JOB SATISFACTION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PATIENT COUNSELING; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGEON; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS, WOMEN; QUESTIONNAIRES; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SAMPLING STUDIES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SURGERY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032169452     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9610(98)00152-4     Document Type: Article

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