Characteristics of career advisors for general practice: A qualitative study of UK GPs

Australian Family Physician

Volumn 35, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 75-76

  Thornett, Andrew ^a   Thorley, Judith ^b   Chambers, Ruth ^a  

^a STAFFORDSHIRE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Combined Health Care Trust ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED KINGDOM; VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE;

ADULT; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEER GROUP; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL SUPPORT; VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE;

EID: 33645504225     PISSN: 03008495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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