Personality-career fit and freshman medical career aspirations: A test of Holland's theory

Research in Higher Education

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 679-698

  Antony, James Soto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

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EID: 0032350402     PISSN: 03610365     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1018762008742     Document Type: Article

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