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What factors influenced the choice of medical specialty for doctors surveyed in the final year at medical school and again having entered their specialty training destination?
Elaine McNaughton, James Riches, Graeme Harrison, Gary Mires, Caroline MacEwen

Postgraduate Medical Journal May 2018, 94 (1111) 312-313; DOI: 10.1136/postgradmedj-2017-135370
Adequacy of postgraduate medical training: views of different generations of UK-trained doctors
Fay Smith, Michael J Goldacre, Trevor William Lambert

Postgraduate Medical Journal Nov 2017, 93 (1105) 665-670; DOI: 10.1136/postgradmedj-2016-13456

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