The working status of Japanese female physicians by area of practice: Cohort analysis of taking leave, returning to work, and changing specialties from 1984 to 2004

Tomoko Kodama, Soichi Koike, Shinya Matsumoto, Hiroo Ide, Hideo Yasunaga and Tomoaki Imamura

Health Policy, 2012, vol. 105, issue 2, 214-220

Abstract: The percentage of females in the physician workforce is increasing in Japan, as in other countries; however, the working status of female physicians has not been sufficiently investigated.

Keywords: Female physicians; Physician workforce; Career; Area of practice; Japan (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2011.07.012

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