Medical school entrance and career plans of Malaysian medical students

Medical Education

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 418-423

  Razali, S M ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Attitude; Career choice; Consumer satisfaction; Decision making; Education, medical, undergraduate; Malaysia; Marriage; School admission criteria; Specialism; Students medical psychology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREER; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALAYSIA; MALE; MARRIAGE; MEDICAL PROFESSION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; MONEY; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; PRIVATE PRACTICE; SOCIAL STATUS; SURGERY;

EID: 0029989352     PISSN: 03080110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2923.1996.tb00861.x     Document Type: Article

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