Recruiting psychiatrists - A Sisyphean task?

Psychiatric Bulletin

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 390-392

  Brown, Nick ^a,b   Vassilas, Christopher A ^c   Oakley, Clare ^d  

^a Postgraduate School   (United Kingdom)

^b Lyndon Clinic ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c BIRMINGHAM AND SOLIHULL MENTAL HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d South Birmingham Primary Care Trust   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAREER PLANNING; FOREIGN WORKER; HUMAN; MEDICAL PROFESSION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; PSYCHIATRIST; PSYCHIATRY; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 70349895236     PISSN: 09556036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/pb.bp.108.024638     Document Type: Review

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