Gender differences in the professional and private lives of plastic surgeons

Annals of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 64, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 775-779

  Halperin, Terri J ^a   Werler, Martha M ^a   Mulliken, John B ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Female plastic surgeons; Gender; Practice profile

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BURNOUT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; FEMALE PHYSICIAN; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MANPOWER; MIDDLE AGED; PLASTIC SURGERY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SALARY AND FRINGE BENEFIT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; CAREER CHOICE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIANS, WOMEN; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS; SEX FACTORS; SURGERY, PLASTIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77952878248     PISSN: 01487043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SAP.0b013e3181b02292     Document Type: Article

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