Factors associated with the career choices of hematology and medical oncology fellows trained at academic institutions in the United States

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 29, Issue 29, 2011, Pages 3932-3938

  Horn, Leora ^a   Koehler, Elizabeth ^a   Gilbert, Jill ^a   Johnson, David H ^b  

^a VANDERBILT INGRAM CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREER; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEMATOLOGY; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; JOB SATISFACTION; JOB SECURITY; KRUSKAL WALLIS TEST; LEISURE; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONCOLOGY; PERSONALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEACHER;

ADULT; CAREER CHOICE; FELLOWSHIPS AND SCHOLARSHIPS; FEMALE; HEMATOLOGY; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80053983039     PISSN: 0732183X     EISSN: 15277755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2011.35.8663     Document Type: Article

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