The gender gap in a surgical subspecialty: Analysis of career and lifestyle factors

Archives of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 130, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 695-702

  Grandis, Jennifer Rubin ^a,b   Gooding, William E ^c   Zamboni, Beth A ^c   Wagener, Marilyn M ^b   Drenning, Stephanie D ^a   Miller, Lori ^a   Doyle, Karen Jo ^d   Mackinnon, Susan E ^e   Wagner, Robin L ^a  

^a University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREER; CHILD CARE; FEMALE; GENDER; HEAD AND NECK SURGERY; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NORMAL HUMAN; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; SURGERY;

ADULT; CAREER CHOICE; CAREER MOBILITY; COHORT STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; OTOLARYNGOLOGY; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 2642547503     PISSN: 08864470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archotol.130.6.695     Document Type: Article

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