Psychiatry as a career: A survey of factors affecting students' interest in psychiatry as a career

McGill Journal of Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 7-12

  Aslam, Mubashir ^a   Taj, Tahir ^a   Ali, Arif ^a   Badar, Nasira ^a   Saeed, Farzan ^a   Abbas, Muhammed ^b   Muzaffar, Saad ^c   Abid, Bilal ^a  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

^b ZIAUDDIN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^c JINNAH SINDH MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Career in Psychiatry; Medical students in Karachi; Psychiatry in Pakistan

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREER PLANNING; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; PSYCHIATRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STUDENT ATTITUDE;

EID: 68249134355     PISSN: 1201026X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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