Factors influencing the choice of specialty among medical students in Lebanon

Journal Medical Libanais

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 16-20

  Khater Menassa, Beatrice ^a   Major, Stella ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEBANON; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PROFESSION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MEDICAL STUDENT; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; SCORING SYSTEM; SKILL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CAREER CHOICE; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; LEBANON; MALE; MOTIVATION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOLS, MEDICAL; SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 29944447791     PISSN: 00239852     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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