Gender issues in surgical training: From minority to mainstream

American Surgeon

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 161-165

  Borman, Karen R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENERAL SURGERY; MEDICAL SCHOOL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; STUDENT RECRUITMENT; SURGEON; SURGICAL TRAINING; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; FEMALE PHYSICIAN; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LIFESTYLE; MANPOWER; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MINORITY GROUP; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; STATISTICS; SURGERY; UNITED STATES;

CAREER CHOICE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LIFE STYLE; MINORITY GROUPS; PERSONNEL SELECTION; PHYSICIANS, WOMEN; SURGERY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33947492533     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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