Factors influencing career choices made by medical students, residents, and practising physicians

British Columbia Medical Journal

Volumn 49, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 482-487

  Ko, Hin Hin ^a   Lee, Tim K ^a,b,c   Leung, Yvette ^d   Fleming, Bruce ^a   Vikis, Elena ^e   Yoshida, Eric M ^a,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b BRITISH COLUMBIA CANCER AGENCY   (Canada)

^c SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^e University of Calgary ^*

^f Liver Transplant Program

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EID: 38149085377     PISSN: 00070556     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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