Work-life balance of female versus male surgeons in Hong Kong based on findings of a questionnaire designed by a Japanese surgeon

Surgery Today

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 62-72

  Kwong, Ava ^a   Chau, Wai Wang ^a   Kawase, K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b JIKEI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Female surgeons; Hong Kong; Japan; Male surgeons; Work life balance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILD REARING; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HONG KONG; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JAPANESE; JOB SATISFACTION; LIFE SATISFACTION; LOCAL ADAPTATION; MALE; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIVATE PRACTICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL BALANCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURGEON; WORK SCHEDULE;

ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; JAPAN; LIFE; MALE; PARENTAL LEAVE; PHYSICIANS; PHYSICIANS, WOMEN; QUESTIONNAIRES; WORK; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE;

EID: 84891738241     PISSN: 09411291     EISSN: 14362813     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00595-013-0583-8     Document Type: Article

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