The cost of pursuing a medical career in the military: A tale of five specialties

Academic Medicine

Volumn 85, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1316-1320

  Cronin, William A ^a   Morgan, Jessica A ^a   Weeks, William B ^b  

^a DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH POLICY AND CLINICAL PRACTICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMICS; EDUCATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MILITARY MEDICINE; OCCUPATION; PHYSICIAN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

CAREER CHOICE; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; HUMANS; MILITARY MEDICINE; OCCUPATIONS; PHYSICIANS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955322499     PISSN: 10402446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0b013e3181e5d6b8     Document Type: Article

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