Pregnancy outcomes in female physicians in procedural versus non-procedural specialties

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 214, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 599-603

  Scully, Rebecca E ^a   Stagg, Amy R ^b   Melnitchouk, Nelya ^a   Davids, Jennifer S ^c  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UMASS MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Infertility; Maternity outcomes; Physicians; Preterm labor

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; FEMALE PHYSICIAN; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIME TO PREGNANCY; MEDICINE; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MEDICINE; PHYSICIANS, WOMEN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85023759483     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: 18791883     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2017.06.016     Document Type: Article

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