Family practice: Professional identity in transition. A case study of family medicine in Canada

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 67, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1153-1163

  Beaulieu, Marie Dominique ^a   Rioux, Marc ^a   Rocher, Guy ^a   Samson, Louise ^a   Boucher, Laurier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Family medicine; General practitioners; Primary care; Professional identity; Sociology of professions

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; HEALTH WORKER; MEDICINE; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY;

ARTICLE; CANADA; CLINICAL EDUCATION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FAMILY; FAMILY MEDICINE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INTERNAL MEDICINE; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL SCHOOL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHIATRY; RADIOLOGY; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; RESPONSIBILITY; TEACHER;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CANADA; FACULTY, MEDICAL; FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 48949095919     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2008.06.019     Document Type: Article

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