Importance of gender-specific role models in vascular surgery

Vascular

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 123-129

  Shortell, Cynthia K ^a   Cook, Chad ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Career choice; Gender; Mentorship; Vascular surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREER PLANNING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY LIFE; FEMALE; FEMALE PHYSICIAN; GENDER BIAS; HUMAN; JOB ANALYSIS; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NULLIPARA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURGEON; TEACHER; VASCULAR SURGERY;

ADULT; CAREER CHOICE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MENTORS; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIANS, WOMEN; PREJUDICE; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 51349146566     PISSN: 17085381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/6670.2008.00024     Document Type: Article

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