Qualitative exploration of the career aspirations of rural origin health science students in South Africa

Rural and Remote Health

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2012, Pages

  Diab, P N ^a   Flack, P S ^a   Mabuza, L H ^b   Reid, S J Y ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b SEFAKO MAKGATHO HEALTH SCIENCES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Career plan; Health science; Rural background; South africa

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RURAL POPULATION; SOUTH AFRICA;

CAREER CHOICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RURAL POPULATION; SOUTH AFRICA; STUDENTS, HEALTH OCCUPATIONS;

EID: 84872677136     PISSN: 14456354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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