Career evaluation and the decision process for plastic surgery graduates

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 128, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 559-565

  Davison, Steven P ^a   Clemens, Mark W ^b  

^a DAVinci Plastic Surgery   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; PLASTIC SURGERY; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

CAREER CHOICE; DECISION MAKING; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; JOB SATISFACTION; SURGERY, PLASTIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80051504599     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e31821b62bd     Document Type: Article

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