Impact of undergraduate and postgraduate rural training, and medical school entry criteria on rural practice among Australian general practitioners: National study of 2414 doctors

Medical Education

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 809-814

  Wilkinson, David ^a   Laven, Gillian ^a   Pratt, Nicole ^a   Beilby, Justin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Career Choice; Case Control Studies; Education; Family Practice * organisation education; Medical; Medical *organisation standards; Questionnaires; Rural health services *supply and distribution; School Admission Criteria; Schools

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DATA BASE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SCHOOL; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICIAN; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK; RURAL POPULATION;

AUSTRALIA; CAREER CHOICE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SCHOOL ADMISSION CRITERIA;

EID: 0041832123     PISSN: 03080110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2923.2003.01596.x     Document Type: Article

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