Influences on specialty choice for students entering person-oriented and technique-oriented specialties

Medical Teacher

Volumn 31, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1086-1088

  Borges, Nicole J ^a   Manuel, R Stephen ^b   Duffy, Ryan D ^c   Fedyna, Dinah ^d   Jones, Bonnie J ^e  

^a WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^d NORTHEAST OHIO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA SARASOTA MANATEE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURRICULUM; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCOME; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; MEDICINE; PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; TEACHER;

CAREER CHOICE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPECIALIZATION; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 72049117101     PISSN: 0142159X     EISSN: 1466187X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/01421590903183787     Document Type: Article

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