Career choices for paediatrics: National surveys of graduates of 1974-2002 from UK medical schools

Child: Care, Health and Development

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 340-346

  Turner, G ^a   Lambert, Trevor W ^a,c   Goldacre, M J ^a   Turner, Steve ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL ABERDEEN CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Career choice; Hospital; Medical education; Medical staff; Paediatrics

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREER PLANNING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; PEDIATRICIAN; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; POSTAL MAIL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STUDENT ATTITUDE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CAREER CHOICE; CAREER MOBILITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; PEDIATRICS;

EID: 34247154822     PISSN: 03051862     EISSN: 13652214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2214.2006.00664.x     Document Type: Article

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