Medical specialty prestige and lifestyle preferences for medical students

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 71, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1084-1088

  Creed, Peter A ^a   Searle, Judy ^b   Rogers, Mary E ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Lifestyle friendly; Medical specialty rankings; Prestige

Indexed keywords

HEALTH SERVICES; HOSPITAL SECTOR; LIFESTYLE; MEDICINE; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; PUBLIC HEALTH; RANKING; STUDENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CAREER PLANNING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL STUDENT; PERSONNEL SHORTAGE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPECIALIZATION; STUDENT ATTITUDE;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 77955665761     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2010.06.027     Document Type: Article

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