Family medicine as a career option: How students' attitudes changed during medical school

Canadian Family Physician

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 880-885

  Bethune, Cheri ^a,c   Hansen, Penelope A ^a   Deacon, Diana ^a   Hurley, Katrina ^b   Kirby, Allison ^a   Godwin, Marshall ^a  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURRICULUM; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PROFESSION; MEDICAL STUDENT; STUDENT ATTITUDE;

EID: 34547439258     PISSN: 0008350X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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