General vs subspecialty pediatrics: Factors leading to residents' career decisions over a 12-year period

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 159, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 212-216

  Harris, Mary Catherine ^a,b   Marx, Jamie ^a   Gallagher, Paul R ^a   Ludwig, Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; CAREER; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NORMAL HUMAN; PEDIATRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKILL; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CAREER CHOICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MOTIVATION; PEDIATRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH; SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TEACHING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 14644437748     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.159.3.212     Document Type: Review

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