Factors affecting interest in orthopedics among female medical students: A prospective analysis

Orthopedics

Volumn 34, Issue 12, 2011, Pages

  Baldwin, Keith ^a   Namdari, Surena ^b   Bowers, Andrea ^c   Keenan, Anne Mary ^b   Levin, L Scott ^b   Ahn, Jaimo ^b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^b HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c Department of Emergency Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CAREER PLANNING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL FEE; MEDICAL STUDENT; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; ORTHOPEDICS; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPECIALIZATION; STUDENT ATTITUDE; WORK EXPERIENCE; WORKING TIME;

ADULT; CAREER CHOICE; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MALE; ORTHOPEDICS; PERSONNEL SELECTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 83655193435     PISSN: 01477447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/01477447-20111021-17     Document Type: Article

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