Career satisfaction and surgical practice patterns among female ophthalmologists

Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 373-378

  Jinapriya, Delan ^a   Cockerill, Rhonda ^b   Trope, Graham E ^c,d  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Comparative study; Family life; Gender differences; Medical careers; Ophthalmology; Satisfaction; Sex factors; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; CAREER; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; JOB SATISFACTION; LASER SURGERY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; OPERATING ROOM; OPERATING ROOM PERSONNEL; OPHTHALMOLOGY; REFRACTION ERROR; RESPONSIBILITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; WORK SCHEDULE; WORKING TIME;

EID: 0142026910     PISSN: 00084182     EISSN: 17153360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0008-4182(03)80048-0     Document Type: Article

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