Upcoming female preponderance within surgery residents and the association of sex with the surgical career choice in the new millennium: Results from a national survey in France

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 202, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 237-242

  Rouprêt, Morgan ^a   Maggiori, Léon ^b   Lefevre, Jérémie H ^c  

^a PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b BEAUJON HOSPITAL   (France)

^c HÔPITAL SAINT ANTOINE   (France)

Author keywords

Career; Medical education; Medical students; Medical teaching; Motivation; Sex; Surgical specialty

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREER; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; FRANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; RESIDENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; SURGICAL TRAINING;

ADULT; CAREER CHOICE; FEMALE; FRANCE; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; INTERNET; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MALE; MOTIVATION; PRIVATE PRACTICE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF-ASSESSMENT; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEX FACTORS; SPECIALTIES, SURGICAL;

EID: 79961008912     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: 18791883     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2010.11.011     Document Type: Article

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