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Volume 335:524-525 August 15, 1996 Number 7
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Earnings of Male and Female Physicians

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To the Editor: As members of a two-physician family we were very interested in Baker's article (April 11 issue)1 on differences in earnings between male and female physicians. We are curious about whether Baker has any data on two potentially confounding covariables. First, like many of our colleagues in two-income families, we have elected to work fewer hours in less lucrative positions. Having two incomes makes this possible; the lack of a full-time homemaker makes it essential. Baker's data show that men's annual income increases when they marry and have children, but these factors are associated with a decrease in . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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