Jack-of-all-trades, master of none: Postgraduate perspectives on interdisciplinary health research in Australia

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 7, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Carey, Gemma E ^a   Smith, James A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL RESEARCH; INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; REVIEW; STUDENT; ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; PUBLIC RELATIONS; RESEARCH;

AUSTRALIA; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; EDUCATION, GRADUATE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; RESEARCH;

EID: 34247267110     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-7-48     Document Type: Review

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