Attractiveness of family medicine for medical students: Influence of research and debt

Canadian Family Physician

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2011, Pages

  Vanasse, Alain ^a   Orzanco, Maria Gabriela ^b   Courteau, Josiane ^b   Scott, Sarah ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^b CENTRE HOSPITALIER UNIVERSITAIRE DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^c Professional Development and Practice Support   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FAMILY MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MARRIAGE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MEDICAL STUDENT; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; STUDENT ATTITUDE; URBAN AREA;

CANADA; CAREER CHOICE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENTION; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESEARCH; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 79959256692     PISSN: 0008350X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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