If not, why not? Reasons why Canadian postgraduate trainees chose-or did not choose-to become pathologists

Human Pathology

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 566-573

  Ford, Jason C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Pathology education; Pathology residency; Residency choice

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; PATHOGENESIS; PATHOLOGIST; PATIENT CARE; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; RESIDENCY EDUCATION;

CANADA; CAREER CHOICE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; PATHOLOGY, CLINICAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 77949263561     PISSN: 00468177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.humpath.2009.09.012     Document Type: Article

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