Motivation to Pursue Surgical Subspecialty Training: Is There a Gender Difference?

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 205, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 698-703

  McCord, Jaime H ^a   McDonald, Robert ^a   Leverson, Glenn ^a   Mahvi, David M ^a   Rikkers, Layton F ^a   Chen, Herbert C ^a   Weber, Sharon M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADULT; AGED; CAREER CHOICE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; FELLOWSHIPS AND SCHOLARSHIPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; SEX FACTORS; SURGERY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 35348936005     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2007.06.014     Document Type: Article

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