A comparison of reasons for choosing obstetrician/gynecologist subspecialty training

Connecticut Medicine

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 165-170

  Fang, Yu Ming Victor ^a   Egan, James F X ^a   Rombro, Tali ^b   Morris, Bruce ^c   Zelop, Carolyn M ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Saint Francis Hospital   (United States)

^c School of Medicine   (United States)

^d SAINT FRANCIS HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGY; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MIDDLE AGED; OBSTETRICS; SALARY AND FRINGE BENEFIT;

ADULT; CAREER CHOICE; FELLOWSHIPS AND SCHOLARSHIPS; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGY; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; JOB SATISFACTION; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSTETRICS; SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS;

EID: 64549131760     PISSN: 00106178     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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