Gender differences in academic surgery, work-life balance, and satisfaction

Journal of Surgical Research

Volumn 218, Issue , 2017, Pages 99-107

  Baptiste, Dadrie ^a   Fecher, Alison M ^a   Dolejs, Scott C ^a   Yoder, Joseph ^a   Schmidt, C Maximillian ^a   Couch, Marion E ^a   Ceppa, DuyKhanh P ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic surgery; Gender; Work life balance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREER; FAMILY PLANNING; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; GENDER; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; LEISURE; MALE; MARRIAGE; MEAL; MEDICAL STUDENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPONSIBILITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; SHOPPING; STUDENT SATISFACTION; SURGEON; SURGICAL TRAINING; UNIVERSITY; WORK-LIFE BALANCE; CAREER MOBILITY; INDIANA; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPOUSE; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; CAREER MOBILITY; FACULTY, MEDICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIANA; JOB SATISFACTION; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; SEX FACTORS; SPOUSES; SURGEONS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; WORK-LIFE BALANCE;

EID: 85020928326     PISSN: 00224804     EISSN: 10958673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2017.05.075     Document Type: Article

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