The rise of the medical McJob: Why we should turn the clock back

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 59, Issue 562, 2009, Pages 380-382

  Lakasing, Edin ^a,b  

^a Impenal College ^*

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAREER PLANNING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; POLITICAL SYSTEM; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; PRIVATE PRACTICE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; REVIEW; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT;

CAREER CHOICE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS;

EID: 67651159147     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp09X420789     Document Type: Review

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