The impact of general practice attachments on Foundation Doctors: Achieving the goals of Modernising Medical Careers

Education for Primary Care

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 314-320

  Firth, Adam ^a   Wass, Val ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Foundation Programme; General practice; Modernising Medical Careers

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MEDICAL STUDENT; PERCEPTION; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CAREER CHOICE; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; GENERAL PRACTICE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; PERCEPTION; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 80053463261     PISSN: 14739879     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14739879.2011.11494025     Document Type: Article

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