Strategies to improve recruitment into rheumatology: Results of the Workforce in Rheumatology Issues Study (WRIST)

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1749-1755

  Zborovski, Stephen ^a   Rohekar, Gina ^b   Rohekar, Sherry ^b  

^a WESTERN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Effective strategies; Recommendations; Recruitment; Rheumatology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CAREER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MEDICAL STUDENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENT; RHEUMATOLOGY;

ADULT; CANADA; DATA COLLECTION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONNEL SELECTION; RHEUMATOLOGY; SPECIALIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955497273     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.091389     Document Type: Article

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