The intersection of race, gender, and primary care: Results from the women physicians' health study

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 92, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 472-480

  Corbie Smith, Giselle ^a   Frank, Erica ^b   Nickens, Herbert ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Ethnicity; Physicians; Professional characteristics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECISION MAKING; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; FEMALE PHYSICIAN; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MANPOWER; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CAREER CHOICE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIANS, WOMEN; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE LOCATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034302854     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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