Reasons for choosing dentistry as a career - a survey of dental students attending a dental school in Ireland during 1998-99

European Journal of Dental Education

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 77-81

  Hallissey, Joseph ^a   Hannigan, Ailish ^b   Ray, Noel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Career; Dental; Dentistry; Questionnaires; Students

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; DENTAL STUDENT; DENTISTRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRELAND; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS;

CAREER CHOICE; DENTISTRY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRELAND; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS, DENTAL;

EID: 70350209505     PISSN: 13965883     EISSN: 16000579     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0579.2000.040205.x     Document Type: Article

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