Career progression and destinations, comparing men and women in the NHS: Postal questionnaire surveys

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 338, Issue 7708, 2009, Pages 1429-

  Taylor, Kathryn S ^a   Lambert, Trevor W ^a   Goldacre, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ADULT; CAREER PLANNING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GRADUATE STUDENT; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; TRAINING; UNITED KINGDOM; WORK EXPERIENCE;

CAREER CHOICE; CAREER MOBILITY; CONSULTANTS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIANS; PHYSICIANS, WOMEN; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPECIALIZATION; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 67650047692     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.b1735     Document Type: Review

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