Are professional attitudes related to gender and medical specialty?

Medical Education

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 489-492

  Batenburg, V ^a   Smal, J A ^b   Lodder, A ^b   De Melker, R A ^b  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Attitude of health personnel; Cross sectional studies; Empathy; Medical specialties; Medical students; Physician patient relations; Pilot projects; Psychology; Sex

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMPATHY; GENERAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PROFESSION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; SEX; SURGERY;

EID: 0032796852     PISSN: 03080110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2923.1999.00333.x     Document Type: Article

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