Surgery or general medicine - A study of the reasons underlying the choice of medical specialty

Sao Paulo Medical Journal

Volumn 122, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 81-86

  Bellodi, Patrícia Lacerda ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Career choice; Medical education; Medical specialties; Residents

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; INTERNAL MEDICINE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PROFESSION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MEDICAL STUDENT; SURGERY;

EID: 4444224960     PISSN: 15163180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1516-31802004000300002     Document Type: Article

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