Career preference of final year medical students of Ziauddin Medical University

Education for Health: Change in Learning and Practice

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 345-353

  Huda, Nighat ^a   Yousuf, Sabira ^a  

^a ZIAUDDIN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Career preferences; Influential factors; Medical specialties; Settings and countries for practice

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; CAREER PLANNING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EUROPE; FAMILY MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL MEDICINE; MALE; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; PAKISTAN; PEDIATRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; PRIVATE PRACTICE; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STUDENT ATTITUDE; SURGERY; TEACHING HOSPITAL; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

CAREER CHOICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PAKISTAN; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 33845709354     PISSN: 13576283     EISSN: 14695804     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13576280600984087     Document Type: Article

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