Effect of financial remuneration on specialty choice of fourth-year U.S. medical students

Academic Medicine

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 187-193

  Dezee, Kent J ^a,f   Maurer, Douglas ^b   Colt, Ross ^c   Shimeall, William ^d   Mallory, Renee ^d   Powers, John ^e   Durning, Steven J ^a  

^a Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center   (United States)

^b CARL R DARNALL ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c US Army Vicenza Health Clinic   (Italy)

^d WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e Virginia Office of the Surgeon General   (United States)

^f Office of the Surgeon General ^*  (United States)

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EID: 79951683176     PISSN: 10402446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0b013e3182045ec9     Document Type: Article

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