Heavier workload, less personal control: Impact of delivery on obstetrician/gynecologists' career satisfaction

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 190, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 851-857

  Bettes, Barbara A ^a   Chalas, Eva ^b,d   Coleman, Victoria H ^a,c   Schulkin, Jay ^a  

^a Amer Coll Obstetricians G   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Career satisfaction; Control; Obstetrician gynecologists; Workload

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREER; CESAREAN SECTION; DELIVERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; VAGINAL DELIVERY; WORKLOAD;

EID: 1642505517     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2003.10.695     Document Type: Article

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