Research within a medical degree: The combined MBBS-PhD program at the University of Sydney

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 179, Issue 11-12, 2003, Pages 614-616

  Power, Brian D ^a   White, Andrew J ^b   Sefton, Ann J ^c,d,e  

^a CANBERRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c University of Sydney   (Australia)

^d Australian Prostate Cancer Collaboration   (Australia)

^e Faculties of Medicine and Dentistry   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; AUSTRALIA; CAREER; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COHORT ANALYSIS; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICAL STUDENT; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; REVIEW; SCIENCE; UNIVERSITY;

EID: 0346147093     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2003.tb05719.x     Document Type: Review

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