Generational differences in practice patterns of dermatologists in the United States: Implications for workforce planning

Archives of Dermatology

Volumn 140, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1477-1482

  Jacobson, Christine C ^a   Resneck Jr , Jack S ^b   Kimball, Alexa Boer ^a,c  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATION; COSMETIC DERMATOLOGY; DEMOGRAPHY; DERMATOLOGY; FEMALE; GENDER; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; REVIEW; RURAL AREA; SOLO PRACTICE; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA; WORKING TIME; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; AGED; COHORT EFFECT; COHORT STUDIES; COSMETIC TECHNIQUES; DERMATOLOGY; EFFICIENCY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARTNERSHIP PRACTICE; PHYSICIANS; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 10344233756     PISSN: 0003987X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archderm.140.12.1477     Document Type: Review

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