Behavioral exploration of career and specialty choice in medical students

Career Development Quarterly

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 351-358

  Borges, Nicole J ^a,b  

^a NORTHEAST OHIO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 34547349190     PISSN: 08894019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.2161-0045.2007.tb00089.x     Document Type: Article

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