The Origins, History, and Design of the Resident Match

JAMA

Volumn 289, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 909-912

  Roth, Alvin E ^a,b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; REVIEW; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; JOB FINDING; MANPOWER; MEDICINE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHYSICIAN; UNITED STATES;

ALGORITHMS; CAREER CHOICE; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; JOB APPLICATION; PHYSICIANS; SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037453980     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.289.7.909     Document Type: Review

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