Comparison of temperament and character profiles of anesthesiologists and surgeons: A preliminary study

Indian Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 57, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 431-436

  Mitra, S ^a   Sinha, P K ^a   Gombar, K K ^a   Basu, D ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Anesthesiologists; Personality; Surgeons

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIST; CHARACTER; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOPERATION; HARM REDUCTION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INDIA; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PERSONALITY; POSTAL MAIL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; REWARD; SAMPLE SIZE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STUDENT T TEST; SURGEON; TEMPERAMENT;

ADULT; ANESTHESIOLOGY; CHARACTER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SELF CONCEPT; SURGERY; TEMPERAMENT;

EID: 10644262227     PISSN: 00195359     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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