What makes a medical student avoid or enter a career in urology? Results of an international survey

Journal of Urology

Volumn 174, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1953-1957

  Kerfoot, B Price ^a   Nabha, Kate S ^c   Masser, Barbara A ^b   McCullough, David L ^d  

^a VA BOSTON HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d American Urological Association   (United States)

Author keywords

Career choice; Emergency medicine; Urology

Indexed keywords

ENDOUROLOGY; FIRST AID; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MEDICAL STUDENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

EID: 27544474181     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ju.0000177462.61257.4e     Document Type: Article

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