Parental leave policies in graduate medical education: A systematic review

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 214, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 634-639

  Humphries, Laura S ^a   Lyon, Sarah ^a   Garza, Rebecca ^a   Butz, Daniel R ^a   Lemelman, Benjamin ^a   Park, Julie E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

GME; Leave of absence; Maternity leave; Parental leave; Paternity leave

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; AWARENESS; HUMAN; PARENTAL LEAVE; PARENTHOOD; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; FEMALE; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION;

EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MALE; PARENTAL LEAVE;

EID: 85025438251     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: 18791883     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2017.06.023     Document Type: Article

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