Association between personality traits and future choice of specialisation among swedish doctors: A cross-sectional study

Postgraduate Medical Journal

Volumn 92, Issue 1090, 2016, Pages 441-446

  Bexelius, Tomas S ^a   Olsson, Caroline ^a   Järnbert Pettersson, Hans ^a   Parmskog, Malin ^a   Ponzer, Sari ^a   Dahlin, Marie ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; GRADUATE STUDENT; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL STUDENT; MENTAL HEALTH; PATIENT CARE; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; DECISION MAKING; MOTIVATION; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PHYSICIAN; PSYCHOLOGY; SPECIALIZATION; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SWEDEN;

ADULT; CAREER CHOICE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PHYSICIANS; SPECIALIZATION; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; SWEDEN;

EID: 84959161315     PISSN: 00325473     EISSN: 14690756     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/postgradmedj-2015-133478     Document Type: Article

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