Understanding the interplay of time, gender and professionalism in hospital medicine in the UK

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 72, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1588-1594

  Ozbilgin, Mustafa F ^a   Tsouroufli, Maria ^b   Smith, Merryn ^c  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gender; Hospital medicine; Physicians; Professionalism; Time; UK

Indexed keywords

GENDER RELATIONS; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH WORKER; HOSPITAL SECTOR; HUMAN RESOURCE; MODERNIZATION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HOSPITAL PHYSICIAN; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PARTTIME EMPLOYMENT; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PROFESSIONALISM; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; TIME MANAGEMENT; UNITED KINGDOM; WORKING TIME;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIANS; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; STATE MEDICINE; WALES;

UNITED KINGDOM; WALES;

EID: 79955976534     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2011.03.030     Document Type: Article

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