Do medical students want a career in general practice? A rich mix of influences!

Education for Primary Care

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 54-64

  Hogg, Rachel ^a   Spriggs, Ben ^b   Cook, Vivien ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b BASILDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Career development; General practice; Primary care; Undergraduate education

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL STUDENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 39149101810     PISSN: 14739879     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14739879.2008.11493650     Document Type: Article

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