Future practice location and satisfaction with rural medical education: Survey of medical students

Canadian Family Physician

Volumn 52, Issue 9 SEPT., 2006, Pages 1106-1107

  Mateen, Farrah J ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL STUDENT; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; RURAL AREA; URBAN AREA;

ADULT; CANADA; CAREER CHOICE; DATA COLLECTION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE LOCATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; RURAL POPULATION; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 33749675525     PISSN: 0008350X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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