Doctors with difficulties: Why so few women?

Postgraduate Medical Journal

Volumn 84, Issue 992, 2008, Pages 318-320

  Firth Cozens, J ^a  

^a London Deanery   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION SKILL; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL SERVICE; MENTAL HEALTH; PERSONALITY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHORT SURVEY;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNICATION; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH; PERSONALITY; PHYSICIAN IMPAIRMENT; PHYSICIANS, WOMEN; PSYCHOMETRICS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TRUST;

EID: 49049096319     PISSN: 00325473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/pgmj.2008.068478     Document Type: Short Survey

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