Understanding the medical marriage: Physicians and their partners share strategies for success

Academic Medicine

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 63-68

  Perlman, Rachel L ^a   Ross, Paula T ^a   Lypson, Monica L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MARRIAGE; PHYSICIAN; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; ROLE PLAYING; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPOUSE; WORK;

FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARRIAGE; PHYSICIANS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; ROLE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIAL VALUES; SPOUSES; WORK;

EID: 84920772851     PISSN: 10402446     EISSN: 1938808X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000000449     Document Type: Article

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