Analysis of the workforce and workplace for rheumatology and the research activities of rheumatologists early in their careers

Arthritis Care and Research

Volumn 62, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 3528-3536

  Desjardins, Claude ^a   St clair, E William ^b   Ehrenberg, Ronald G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c School of Industrial and Labor Relations   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREER; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; EMPLOYER; FUNDING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL FEE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NORTH AMERICA; PERCEPTION; PHYSICIAN; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RHEUMATOLOGY; WEB BROWSER; WORK; WORKFORCE; WORKPLACE; ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; AWARDS AND PRIZES; CAREER PLANNING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NATIONAL HEALTH ORGANIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TAX; TEACHING; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CAREER CHOICE; COHORT STUDIES; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; DATA COLLECTION; FELLOWSHIPS AND SCHOLARSHIPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICINE; PHYSICIANS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RHEUMATOLOGY; SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS; WORKPLACE;

EID: 78650048630     PISSN: 21514658     EISSN: 15290131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/art.27721     Document Type: Article

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