Working with schools in deprived areas to raise aspirations for medicine and other healthcare science careers

Clinical Medicine, Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of London

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 301-303

  Pearce, Sarah J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH DURHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAREER MOBILITY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH EDUCATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; REVIEW; SOCIOECONOMICS; WORK EXPERIENCE;

EID: 46949083927     PISSN: 14702118     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7861/clinmedicine.8-3-301     Document Type: Review

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