Female medical students: Who might make the cut?

Psychiatry Research

Volumn 200, Issue 2-3, 2012, Pages 457-463

  Coulston, Carissa ^a,b   Vollmer Conna, Ute ^c   Malhi, Gin ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Females; Medical students; Personality; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CAREER PLANNING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; PERSONALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; STUDENT ATTITUDE;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; CAREER CHOICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 84872368472     PISSN: 01651781     EISSN: 18727123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2012.06.019     Document Type: Article

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