Older mature students' experiences of applying to study medicine in England: An interview study

Medical Education

Volumn 44, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1084-1094

  Mathers, Jonathan ^a   Parry, Jayne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; MULTICENTER STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOL ADMISSION CRITERIA; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 77958474684     PISSN: 03080110     EISSN: 13652923     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2923.2010.03731.x     Document Type: Article

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