The barrier method as a new tool to assist in career selection:covert observational study

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 341, Issue 7786, 2010, Pages

  McCain, R Scott ^a   Harris, Andrew R ^a   McCallion, Kevin ^a   Campbell, W Jeffrey ^a   Kirk, Stephen J ^a  

^a ULSTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HABIT; HUMAN; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGIST; SURGEON; CAR DRIVING; MEDICAL STAFF; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPECIALIZATION; TIME;

AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; CAREER CHOICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; SEX FACTORS; SPECIALIZATION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84859002069     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.c6968     Document Type: Article

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