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A time-trend analysis of intended career choice for family medicine among croatian medical students

Slovenian Journal of Public Health
Volume 53 (2014): Issue 2 (June 2014)
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|Apr 2014
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sjph-2014-0016 | Journal eISSN: 1854-2476 | Journal ISSN: 0351-0026
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Language: English, Slovenian
Page range: 156 - 167
Published on: Apr 9, 2014
Published by: National Institute of Public Health, Slovenia
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Keywords:
medical students,
career choice,
family medicine,
Croatia
Related subjects:
Medicine,
Clinical medicine,
Hygiene and environmental medicine

© 2014 Jelena Evic, Gordana Pavlekovic, Lucija Murgic, Hana Brborovic, published by National Institute of Public Health, Slovenia
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