What factors influence applicants' rankings of orthopaedic surgery residency programs in the National Resident Matching Program?

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volumn 472, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 2859-2866

  Huntington, William P ^a   Haines, Nikkole ^a   Patt, Joshua C ^a  

^a CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MINORITY GROUP; NORMAL HUMAN; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; RESIDENT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; CAREER CHOICE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NORTH CAROLINA; ORTHOPEDICS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84905994667     PISSN: 0009921X     EISSN: 15281132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11999-014-3692-9     Document Type: Article

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