Work hours for practicing obstetrician-gynecologists: The reality of life after residency

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 189, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 631-633

  Promecene, Pamela A ^a   Schneider, Karen M ^a   Monga, Manju ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Obstetrics and gynecology; Work hours

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MARRIAGE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NORMAL HUMAN; OBSTETRICS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA;

EID: 0141748223     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/S0002-9378(03)00888-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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