Differences in practice and personal profiles between male and female ophthalmologists

Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 318-323

  Danesh Meyer, Helen V ^a   Deva, Narme C ^a   Ku, Judy Y F ^a   Carroll, Stuart C ^a   Tan, Yu Wee ^a   Gamble, Greg ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Career satisfaction; Gender difference; Ophthalmologist; Women; Workforce

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREER; CAREER MOBILITY; CHILD; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY LIFE; FEMALE; FRUSTRATION; HUMAN; INCOME; JOB SATISFACTION; JOB STRESS; LEADERSHIP; MALE; MARRIAGE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NORMAL HUMAN; OPHTHALMOLOGY; PARTTIME EMPLOYMENT; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPONSIBILITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; URBAN AREA; WORKING TIME; AUSTRALIA; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY; FEMALE PHYSICIAN; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SURVEY; LIFESTYLE; MANPOWER; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; STATISTICS;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AUSTRALIA; CAREER CHOICE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; OPHTHALMOLOGY; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS, WOMEN; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL;

EID: 34447641097     PISSN: 14426404     EISSN: 14429071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9071.2007.01480.x     Document Type: Article

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