Choosing general practice: A review of career choice determinants

Australian Family Physician

Volumn 38, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 53-55

  Shadbolt, Narelle ^a   Bunker, Jeremy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b SIGPET   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; MALE; REVIEW;

CAREER CHOICE; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 60149089425     PISSN: 03008495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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