Applying to plastic surgery residency: Factors associated with medical student career choice

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 121, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 1049-1053

  Greene, Arin K ^a   May Jr , James W ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREER; DECISION MAKING; LIFESTYLE; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; PERSONALITY; PHYSICIAN INCOME; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; SURGEON; SURGICAL TRAINING; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; STATISTICS;

CAREER CHOICE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; SURGERY, PLASTIC;

EID: 40549119552     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.prs.0000299454.10281.33     Document Type: Article

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