Medical students' motivations to volunteer: An examination of the nature of gender differences

Sex Roles

Volumn 51, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 109-114

  Fletcher, Thomas D ^a   Major, Debra A ^a  

^a OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Functions theory; Gender differences; Medical students; Motivation; Profile analysis; Volunteerism

Indexed keywords

EID: 3042772694     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/b:sers.0000032319.78926.54     Document Type: Article

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