Surgeons in Difficulty: An Exploration of Differences in Assistance-Seeking Behaviors between Male and Female Surgeons

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 221, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 621-627

  Sanfey, Hilary ^a   Fromson, John ^b   Mellinger, John ^a   Rakinic, Jan ^a   Williams, Michael ^c   Williams, Betsy ^c  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Professional Renewal Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSISTANCE SEEKING BEHAVIOR; CHI SQUARE TEST; COUNSELING; FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE CHOICE TEST; PATIENT SAFETY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL MODEL; STRESS; SURGEON; WELLBEING; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; BURNOUT; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; JOB SATISFACTION; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PSYCHOLOGY; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED STATES;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; COUNSELING; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; JOB SATISFACTION; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; SURGEONS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84937726097     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: 18791190     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2015.02.015     Document Type: Article

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