Impact of mandatory resident work hour limitations on medical students' interest in surgery

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 199, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 615-619

  Miller, George ^a   Bamboat, Zubin M ^a   Allen, Frederick ^a   Biernacki, Peter ^a   Hopkins, Mary Ann ^a   Gouge, Thomas H ^a   Riles, Thomas S ^a,b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ATTITUDE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; REVIEW; SAFETY; SALARY; SURGICAL TRAINING; TRAINING; WORK; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SURGERY; TIME; UNITED STATES; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CAREER CHOICE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; LIFE STYLE; MALE; NEW YORK; QUALITY OF LIFE; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; SURGERY; TIME FACTORS; WORK; WORKLOAD;

EID: 6944226469     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2004.05.275     Document Type: Article

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