Shortage specialties: Changes in career intentions from medical student to newly qualified doctor

Medical Teacher

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 650-654

  Mahoney, Rachel ^a   Katona, Cornelius ^b   McParland, Monica ^c   Noble, Lorraine ^a   Livingston, Gill ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^c TAVISTOCK CLINIC   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COUNSELING; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MEDICAL STUDENT; PATHOLOGY; PHYSICIAN; POSTAL MAIL; PSYCHIATRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF ESTEEM; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADULT; CAREER CHOICE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICIANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 12344268180     PISSN: 0142159X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01421590400019591     Document Type: Article

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