Medical graduates becoming rural doctors: rural background versus extended rural placement
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Why do medical graduates choose rural careers?
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Medical Journal of Australia
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0025-729X,1326-5377
DOI: 10.5694/mja13.10036