Interview expectations and experiences of women and men applying to an optometry program

Optometry and Vision Science

Volumn 76, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 500-510

  Spafford, Marlee M ^a   Beal, Patricia I A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Admission interview; Feminization; Optometry; Professional gatekeeping

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; STATISTICAL METHODS; SURVEYS;

OPTOMETRY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS (PCA);

OPHTHALMOLOGY;

ARTICLE; EXPERIENCE; HEALTH PROGRAM; OPTOMETRY; PERCEPTION; PREDICTION; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0032792055     PISSN: 10405488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006324-199907000-00025     Document Type: Article

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