Intention to practice primary care by pediatric residents: Nature or nurture?

Clinical Pediatrics

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 473-479

  Pan, Richard J ^a   Clark Chiarelli, Nancy ^c   Peters, Antoinette S ^c   Block, Susan D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; JOB ANALYSIS; NOTE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PEDIATRICS; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0032780446     PISSN: 00099228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000992289903800806     Document Type: Note

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