Women's participation in the medical profession: Insights from experiences in Japan, Scandinavia, Russia, And Eastern Europe

Journal of Women's Health

Volumn 23, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 927-934

  Ramakrishnan, Aditi ^a   Sambuco, Dana ^a   Jagsi, Reshma ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREER MOBILITY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DENMARK; EASTERN EUROPE; FEMALE; FEMALE PHYSICIAN; FINLAND; HUMAN; HUNGARY; JAPAN; JOB STRESS; LEADERSHIP; LITHUANIA; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NORWAY; PHYSICIAN INCOME; POLICY; PREGNANCY; RESPONSIBILITY; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; SALARY; SERBIA; SEX ROLE; SEXISM; SEXUAL HARASSMENT; SWEDEN; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORK EXPERIENCE; WORKMAN COMPENSATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; SALARY AND FRINGE BENEFIT; SCANDINAVIA; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; WORKPLACE;

EUROPE, EASTERN; FEMALE; HUMANS; JAPAN; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS, PRIMARY CARE; PHYSICIANS, WOMEN; RUSSIA; SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS; SCANDINAVIAN AND NORDIC COUNTRIES; WOMEN, WORKING; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84911112539     PISSN: 15409996     EISSN: 1931843X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2014.4736     Document Type: Article

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