Changing gender profile of medical schools in South Africa

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 98, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 557-560

  Breier, Mignonne ^a   Wildschut, Angelique ^a  

^a HUMAN SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREER; CAUCASIAN; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PROFESSION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; NEGRO; PHYSICIAN; RACE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOUTH AFRICA;

ADULT; DATABASES AS TOPIC; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICIANS, WOMEN; PILOT PROJECTS; SCHOOLS, MEDICAL; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SOUTH AFRICA; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 48749093702     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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