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Why UK medical students change career preferences: an interview study

By: Amit Singh and  Hugh Alberti  
Open Access
|Dec 2020

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Language: English
Submitted on: Aug 24, 2019
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Accepted on: Nov 5, 2020
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Published on: Dec 23, 2020
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

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