Towards a health career for rural and remote students: Cultural and structural barriers influencing choices

Australian Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 145-150

  Durey, Angela ^a   McNamara, Beverley ^b   Larson, Ann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cultural perspectives; Health careers; Rural students; Structural barriers; University study

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CAREER; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CULTURAL FACTOR; DECISION MAKING; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FAMILY LIFE; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; PARENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RESPONSIBILITY; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STUDENT; TEACHER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLIED HEALTH PERSONNEL; CAREER CHOICE; CULTURE; HUMANS; RURAL POPULATION; STUDENTS; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0141670328     PISSN: 10385282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1584.2003.00481.x     Document Type: Article

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