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Factors influencing medical students’ choice of family medicine

Tengiz Verulava
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School of Medicine and Healthcare Management, Caucasus University, Tbilisi, Georgia
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School of Psychology and Public Health, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia
Family Medicine & Primary Care Review 2022; 24(1): 66–70
Online publish date: 2022/03/27
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