Which factors influence students' selection of advanced graduate programs? One institution's experience

Journal of Dental Education

Volumn 72, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 688-697

  Saeed, Sophia ^a,b   Jimenez, Monik ^a   Howell, Howard ^a   Karimbux, Nadeem ^a   Sukotjo, Cortino ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF DENTAL MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical training; Dental education; Dental licensing; Dental specialty; Gender; General dentistry; Relationship status; Residency selection

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; DENTAL EDUCATION; DENTISTRY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; MALE; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PILOT STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES;

BOSTON; CAREER CHOICE; EDUCATION, DENTAL, GRADUATE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE, DENTAL; HUMANS; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOLS, DENTAL; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPECIALTIES, DENTAL; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 46349092511     PISSN: 00220337     EISSN: 19307837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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