Self-sufficiency in intern supply:The impact of expanded medical schools, medical places and rural clinical schools in Queensland

Australian Health Review

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 472-477

  Eley, Diann S ^a   Zhang, Jianzhen ^a   Wilkinson, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

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EID: 74349099302     PISSN: 01565788     EISSN: 14498944     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AH090472     Document Type: Article

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