Gender differences in the practice characteristics and career satisfaction of psychiatrists in Ontario

Academic Psychiatry

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 310-320

  Garfinkel, Paul E ^a,b   Bagby, R Michael ^a,b   Schuller, Deborah R ^a,b   Dickens, Susan E ^a,b   Schulte, Fiona S ^a,b   Fitzgerald, Leanne ^a,b  

^a CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; GERIATRICS; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MENTAL HEALTH; PHARMACEUTICS; PSYCHIATRIST; PSYCHIATRY; PSYCHOSOMATICS; PUBLICATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; ADULT; CAREER MOBILITY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; FEMALE PHYSICIAN; MANPOWER; MIDDLE AGED;

ADULT; CAREER MOBILITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ONTARIO; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS, WOMEN; PSYCHIATRY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 17944366632     PISSN: 10429670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ap.28.4.310     Document Type: Article

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