General pediatrics resident perspectives on training decisions and career choice

Pediatrics

Volumn 123, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages

  Freed, Gary L ^a,b,e   Dunham, Kelly M ^a,b   Jones, M Douglas ^c   McGuinness, Gail A ^d   Althouse, Linda ^d  

^a Child Health Evaluation and Research Unit   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c Children's Hospital Colorado   (United States)

^d AMERICAN BOARD OF PEDIATRICS   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Career choice; Pediatrics; Residency; Training

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PEDIATRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; CANADA; EDUCATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; LIFESTYLE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CANADA; CAREER CHOICE; FELLOWSHIPS AND SCHOLARSHIPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; LIFE STYLE; MALE; PEDIATRICS; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE LOCATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 58849147118     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2008-1578H     Document Type: Article

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