Medical students and general surgery - Israel's national survey: Lifestyle is not the sole issue

Journal of Surgical Education

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 303-308

  Mazeh, Haggi ^a   Mizrahi, Ido ^a   Eid, Ahmed ^a   Freund, Herbert R ^a   Allweis, Tanir M ^a  

^a HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

interrelationships; Israel; lifestyle; medical students; survey

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EDUCATION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERNET; ISRAEL; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MEDICAL STUDENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALARY; SCORING SYSTEM; STUDENT ATTITUDE; STUDENT SATISFACTION; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

ADULT; CAREER CHOICE; CLINICAL CLERKSHIP; FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; ISRAEL; LIFE STYLE; MALE; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS; SPECIALTIES, SURGICAL; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78049436714     PISSN: 19317204     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2010.07.015     Document Type: Article

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