The $16,819 pay gap for newly trained physicians: The unexplained trend of men earning more than women

Health Affairs

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 193-201

  Lo Sasso, Anthony T ^a   Richards, Michael R ^b   Chou, Chiu Fang ^a   Gerber, Susan E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN; PHYSICIAN INCOME; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; SALARY; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES; WORK SCHEDULE;

CHOICE BEHAVIOR; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INTERNAL MEDICINE; MALE; MEDICINE; NEW YORK; PERSONNEL SELECTION; PHYSICIANS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 79955589683     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2010.0597     Document Type: Article

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