Is it intelligent to intercalate? A two centre Cross-sectional study exploring the value of intercalated degrees, and the possible effects of the recent tuition fee rise in England

BMJ Open

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Stubbs, Timothy Alan ^a   Lightman, Elewys G ^b   Mathieson, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DECISION MAKING; E-MAIL; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERCALATED DEGREE; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STUDENT ATTITUDE; UNITED KINGDOM; UNIVERSITY;

EID: 84873435370     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-002193     Document Type: Article

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