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The attractions of medicine: the generic motivations of medical school applicants in relation to demography, personality and achievement

IC McManus1*, G Livingston2 and Cornelius Katona3

Author Affiliations

1 Department of Psychology, University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, UK

2 Department of Mental Health Sciences/Camden and Islington Mental Health and Social Care trust, Holborn Union Building, Archway Campus, University College London, London N19 5NL, UK

3 Kent Institute of Medicine and Health Science, R&D Building, University of Kent, Canterbury, Kent, CT2 7PD, UK

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BMC Medical Education 2006, 6:11 doi:10.1186/1472-6920-6-11

Published: 21 February 2006

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The Medical Situations Questionnaire and additional analyses with supplementary tables and figures.

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