The feminization of the medical work force, implications for Scottish primary care: A survey of Scottish general practitioners

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 6, Issue , 2006, Pages

  McKinstry, Brian ^a   Colthart, Iain ^b   Elliott, Katy ^b   Hunter, Colin ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b NHS EDUCATION FOR SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

^c Skene Medical Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMINIZATION; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; MEDICAL SERVICE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; UNITED KINGDOM; AMBULATORY CARE; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE PHYSICIAN; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; MANPOWER; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; RESEARCH; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION; TASK PERFORMANCE; TEACHING; TIME; TRENDS; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; AGED; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OFFICE VISITS; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PHYSICIANS, WOMEN; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH; SCOTLAND; SEX RATIO; TEACHING; TIME AND MOTION STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; WORKLOAD;

EID: 33744975269     PISSN: 14726963     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-6-56     Document Type: Article

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