Australian rural high school students' interest in health careers: Implications for our future workforce? [3]

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 180, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 431-432

  Fraser, John ^a   Alexander, Christian ^a   Simpkins, Berniece ^a  

^a New England Area Health Service   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; CAREER; COMMUNITY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH EDUCATION; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PROFESSION; NURSING; RURAL POPULATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 1942500135     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2004.tb06009.x     Document Type: Letter

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