Background: Studies of the effects of physician gender on patient care have been limited by
selected samples, examining a narrow spectrum of care, or not controlling for important …

Differences in the tasks and activities of general practitioners (GPs) do not only exist
between individual GPs but also, at a higher level, between countries. The diversity in …

OBJECTIVES: To explore the way ethical principles develop during a medical education
course for three groups of medical students--in their first year, at the beginning of their …

Methods Data for the study reported here was collected by means of a mailed survey
conducted in 1985–86 with a representative sample of Quebec general practitioners. The …

Background. The number of women entering general practice is rising in many countries.
Thus, gender differences in work situation preferences and practice activities are important …

Context.—As medical costs are increasingly being scrutinized, there is heightened interest
in defining variations in physician behavior in clinical settings. Objective.—To evaluate if …

In a descriptive study using provincial billing profiles, women physicians were found to
perform fewer services, see fewer patients, and earn less. Their practices included relatively …

As the proportion of physicians who enter residency training in family practice steadily
increases, so does the need to evaluate the impact of their training and postgraduate …

Background: Structured feedback of information can produce change in physician
behaviour. The objective of this study was to assess the effectiveness of 2 educational …

This chapter explores some of the sources of individual variability in clinical decision making
that might affect diagnostic calibration. Individual variability in decision making refers to …