Physicians as parents: Parenting experiences of physicians in Newfoundland and Labrador

Canadian Family Physician

Volumn 55, Issue 8, 2009, Pages

  Parsons, Wanda L ^a   Duke, Pauline S ^a   Snow, Pamela ^a   Edwards, Alison ^a,b  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^b Division of Community Health and Humanities

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD CARE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EXPERIENCE; PARENT; PHYSICIAN; PHYSICIAN INCOME; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPONSIBILITY; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTING; PARENTS; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WORKLOAD;

EID: 70349252326     PISSN: 0008350X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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