Sex differences in career expectations of physical therapist students

Physical Therapy

Volumn 87, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1199-1211

  Johanson, Marie A ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREER; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSICAL THERAPY STUDENT; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PRIVATE PRACTICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; ACHIEVEMENT; AGE; CAREER MOBILITY; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CAREER CHOICE; CAREER MOBILITY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PHYSICAL THERAPY (SPECIALTY); QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; STUDENTS, HEALTH OCCUPATIONS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 35348871039     PISSN: 00319023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2522/ptj.20060285     Document Type: Article

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