Why medical students switch careers: Changing course during the preclinical years of medical school;Pourquoi les étudiants en médecine modifient leur choix de carrière: Changement d'orientation durant les années précliniques du cours de médecine

Canadian Family Physician

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2007, Pages

  Scott, Ian ^a,d   Gowans, Margot C ^a   Wright, Bruce ^b   Brenneis, Fraser ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; OCCUPATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; TRAINING;

EID: 33846577423     PISSN: 0008350X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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