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Australian rural high school students’ interest in health careers: implications for our future workforce?

John Fraser, Christian Alexander and Berniece Simpkins
Med J Aust 2004; 180 (8): . || doi: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2004.tb06009.x
Published online: 19 April 2004

John Fraser,* Christian Alexander, Berniece Simpkins


  • New England Area Rural Training Unit, New England Area Health Service, PO Box 83, Tamworth, NSW 2340 



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