Colorectal surgeons: Gender differences in perceptions of a career

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 830-843

  Zutshi, Massarat ^a   Hammel, Jeffery ^a   Hull, Tracy ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Career; Colorectal surgeons; Disparity; Gender; Income

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COLORECTAL SURGERY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FEMALE PHYSICIAN; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MANPOWER; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MIDDLE AGED; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PROBABILITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; WORK SCHEDULE; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; CAREER CHOICE; COLORECTAL SURGERY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; JOB SATISFACTION; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS, WOMEN; PROBABILITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; UNITED STATES; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE; WORKLOAD;

EID: 77952547160     PISSN: 1091255X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11605-010-1174-2     Document Type: Article

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