The influence of controllable lifestyle and sex on the specialty choices of graduating U.S. medical students, 1996-2003

Academic Medicine

Volumn 80, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 791-796

  Dorsey, E Ray ^a,e   Jarjoura, David ^b,c   Rutecki, Gregory W ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

^b Center for Biostatistics

^c THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d MOUNT CARMEL HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^e NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MEDICAL STUDENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 24144457471     PISSN: 10402446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001888-200509000-00002     Document Type: Article

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