Professional motivation and career plan differences between African-American and Caucasian dental students: Implications for improving workforce diversity

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 94, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 492-502

  Butters, Janice M ^a   Winter, Paul A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Career choice; Dental; Practice pattern; Race; Students

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; DECISION MAKING; DENTAL EDUCATION; DENTIST; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MANAGEMENT; MANPOWER; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRIVATE PRACTICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SALARY AND FRINGE BENEFIT; STATISTICS;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; CAREER CHOICE; DENTISTS; EDUCATION, DENTAL; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; PRACTICE MANAGEMENT, DENTAL; PRIVATE PRACTICE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS; TRAINING SUPPORT;

EID: 0036596819     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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