Scholastic activity among radiation oncology residents at us academic institutions: A benchmark analysis

Journal of Cancer Education

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 541-546

  Rana, Shushan ^a   Holliday, Emma B ^b   Jagsi, Reshma ^c   Wilson, Lynn D ^d   Choi, Mehee ^e   Thomas, Charles R ^f   Fuller, Clifton D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^d YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic productivity; Bibliometrics; H index; Mentorship; Publications; Radiation oncology; Training

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BIBLIOMETRICS; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; ONCOLOGY; PHYSICIAN; PRODUCTIVITY; PUBLICATION; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; ARTICLE; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; ADULT; BIBLIOMETRICS; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CAREER CHOICE; EFFICIENCY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MALE; PHYSICIANS; PUBLICATIONS; RADIATION ONCOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84893666545     PISSN: 08858195     EISSN: 15430154     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13187-013-0500-2     Document Type: Article

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