Satisfaction with career choice among US medical students

Archives of Internal Medicine

Volumn 168, Issue 15, 2008, Pages 1712-1716

  Frank, Erica ^a   Carrera, Jennifer S ^b   Rao, Jaya K ^b   Anderson, Lynda A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREER; DECISION MAKING; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STUDENT SATISFACTION;

ADULT; CAREER CHOICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MENTORS; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 49449113442     PISSN: 00039926     EISSN: 15383679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archinte.168.15.1712     Document Type: Article

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