You never stop being a doctor: The stories of Russian immigrant physicians who converted to physiotherapy

Health

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 87-108

  Remennick, Larissa ^a   Shakhar, Gila ^b  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Conversion to physiotherapy; Immigrant physicians; Israel; Professional statuses; Role accommodation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; INTERVIEW; LICENCE; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PROFESSION; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 0041881599     PISSN: 13634593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1363459303007001620     Document Type: Article

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