How to attract a nephrology trainee: Quantitative questionnaire results

Nephrology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 116-123

  Lane, Cathie Anne ^a,b,c   Healy, Carol ^c   Ho, Maria Theresa ^b   Pearson, Sallie Anne ^b,c   Brown, Mark Ashley ^b,c  

^a C/ Renal Hypertension Unit   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Kidney disease; Medical education; Nephrology; Specialising; Training; Workforce

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CAREER; CAREER PLANNING; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL PROFESSION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NEPHROLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICIAN; POSTAL MAIL; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; ROLE PLAYING; WORK SCHEDULE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AUSTRALIA; CAREER CHOICE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; MENTORS; MOTIVATION; NEPHROLOGY; PERCEPTION; PERSONNEL SELECTION; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; QUESTIONNAIRES; SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS; SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL; VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE; WORKLOAD;

EID: 38949124702     PISSN: 13205358     EISSN: 14401797     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1797.2007.00887.x     Document Type: Article

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