Gender difference in preference of specialty as a career choice among Japanese medical students

Abstract Background In Japan, the absolute deficiency of doctors and maldistribution of doctors by specialty is a significant problem in the Japanese health care system. The purpose of this study was to investigate the factors contributing to specialty preference in career choice among Japanese medi...

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Main Authors: Ryuichi Kawamoto, Daisuke Ninomiya, Yoshihisa Kasai, Tomo Kusunoki, Nobuyuki Ohtsuka, Teru Kumagi, Masanori Abe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2016-11-01
Series:BMC Medical Education
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12909-016-0811-1