Prevalence and causes of attrition among surgical residents a systematic review and meta-analysis

JAMA Surgery

Volumn 152, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 265-272

  Khoushhal, Zeyad ^a,b   Hussain, Mohamad A ^a,c   Greco, Elisa ^a,c,d   Mamdani, Muhammad ^d,e,f,g   Verma, Subodh ^a,c,d,g   Rotstein, Ori ^a,c,d   Tricco, Andrea C ^f   Al Omran, Mohammed ^a,c,d,g  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b TAIBAH UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^g KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIOLOGY; ATTRITION; BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE; COCHRANE LIBRARY; CONFERENCE PAPER; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EMBASE; ERIC DATABASE; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MEDLINE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCINFO; RESIDENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPECIALIZATION; SURGICAL TRAINING; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WORK; WORKLOAD; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; META ANALYSIS; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; WORK-LIFE BALANCE;

CAREER CHOICE; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; LIFE STYLE; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; SEX FACTORS; WORK-LIFE BALANCE;

EID: 85017634019     PISSN: 21686254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2016.4086     Document Type: Conference Paper

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