Female physicians and the work-family conflict

Israel Medical Association Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 261-266

  Treister Goltzman, Yulia ^a,b   Peleg, Roni ^a,b  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b CLALIT HEALTH SERVICES   (Israel)

Author keywords

Female physicians; Physicians careers; Work family conflict (WFC); Work life balance (WLB)

Indexed keywords

CHILD CARE; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY CONFLICT; FEMALE; FEMALE PHYSICIAN; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEDICINE; PARENTHOOD; PRODUCTIVITY; RESPONSIBILITY; SPECIALIZATION; SPOUSE; UNIVERSITY; WORK SCHEDULE; ADULT; JOB PERFORMANCE; MARRIAGE; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADULT; CAREER CHOICE; FAMILY CONFLICT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARRIAGE; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PHYSICIANS, WOMEN; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WORK PERFORMANCE; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE;

EID: 84971408058     PISSN: 15651088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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