Reasons why some UK medical graduates who initially choose psychiatry do not pursue it as a long-term career

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 679-684

  Lambert, Trevor W ^a,b   Turner, Gill ^a   Fazel, Seena ^b,c   Goldacre, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c OXFORD HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; JOB STRESS; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PROFESSION; MEDICAL STUDENT; ORTHOPEDICS; POSTAL MAIL; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHIATRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED KINGDOM; VIOLENCE;

ADULT; CAREER CHOICE; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; ORTHOPEDICS; PSYCHIATRY; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 33645735082     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: 14698978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291705007038     Document Type: Article

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