Clinician-scientists in Canada: Barriers to career entry and progress

PLoS ONE

Volumn 5, Issue 10, 2010, Pages

  Lander, Bryn ^a   Hanley, Gillian E ^a   Atkinson Grosjean, Janet ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; CAREER MOBILITY; CAREER PLANNING; CASE STUDY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PHYSICIAN; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REGISTERED NURSE; SALARY; SCIENTIST;

CANADA; CAREER MOBILITY; RESEARCH;

EID: 78049294705     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0013168     Document Type: Article

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