Why are there so few working-class applicants to medical schools? Learning from the success stories

Medical Education

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 219-228

  Mathers, Jonathan ^a   Parry, Jayne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

*Career choice; *Education, medical, undergraduate; *School admission criteria; *Schools medical; *Social class; Adult; Attitude; England; Female; Humans; Male; Middle aged; Multicentre study publication type ; Young adult

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CAREER CHOICE; CULTURE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONS; SCHOOLS, MEDICAL; SOCIAL CLASS; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 60449093066     PISSN: 03080110     EISSN: 13652923     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2923.2008.03274.x     Document Type: Article

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