Choice and social class of medical school students in Greece

British Journal of Sociology of Education

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 727-740

  Sianou Kyrgiou, Eleni ^a   Tsiplakides, Iakovos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

Author keywords

Access; Choice; Higher education; Labour market; Medical school; Social class

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350752271     PISSN: 01425692     EISSN: 14653346     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01425690903235276     Document Type: Article

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