Sociodemographic backgrounds and career decisions of Australian and New Zealand dental students

Journal of Dental Education

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 169-178

  Mariño, Rodrigo J ^a   Morgan, Michael V ^a   Winning, Tracey ^b   Thomson, W Murray ^c   Marshall, Roderick I ^d   Gotjamanos, Theo ^e   Evans, Wendell ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^d UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Career decision; Dental students; New Zealand; Sociodemographic profile

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; DECISION MAKING; DENTAL STUDENT; FEMALE; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOTIVATION; NEW ZEALAND; PUBLIC POLICY; YOUNG ADULT; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNIC GROUP; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUSTRALIA; CAREER CHOICE; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL CLASS; STUDENTS, DENTAL;

EID: 33645460310     PISSN: 00220337     EISSN: 19307837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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