Medical student motivations to volunteer: Gender differences and comparisons to other volunteers

Journal of Prevention and Intervention in the Community

Volumn 18, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 53-64

  Switzer, Carrie L ^a   Switzer, Galen E ^a   Stukas, Arthur A ^a   Baker, Carol E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MANAGED CARE; MATERNAL CARE; MEDICAL STUDENT; MOTIVATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL WELFARE; VOLUNTEER;

EID: 0033028719     PISSN: 10852352     EISSN: 15407330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J005v18n01_05     Document Type: Article

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