Medical students' attitudes towards research and a career in research: An Auckland, New Zealand study

New Zealand Medical Journal

Volumn 123, Issue 1323, 2010, Pages 34-42

  Park, Serena J K ^a   McGhee, Charles N J ^b   Sherwin, Trevor ^b  

^a CAPITAL AND COAST DISTRICT HEALTH BOARD   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREER; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MEDICAL PROFESSION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; NEW ZEALAND; QUESTIONNAIRE; STUDENT ATTITUDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CAREER CHOICE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 77958032028     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11758716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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