Do new cohorts of family physicians work less compared to their older predecessors? The evidence from Canada

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 72, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 2049-2058

  Sarma, Sisira ^a   Thind, Amardeep ^a   Chu, Man Kee ^a  

^a WESTERN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Age period cohort; Canada; Family physicians; Gender; Labor supply; Work hours

Indexed keywords

COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEALTH WORKER; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; WORKING CONDITIONS;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GRADUATE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL SCHOOL; PATIENT CARE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL STATUS; WORK CAPACITY; WORK SCHEDULE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; CANADA; COHORT STUDIES; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PHYSICIANS, WOMEN; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; WORKLOAD; YOUNG ADULT;

CANADA;

EID: 79958787815     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2011.03.047     Document Type: Article

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