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Original Article

A questionnaire survey of second year graduate-entry medical students’ perception of obstetrics and gynaecology as a future career speciality

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Pages 556-561 | Received 24 Sep 2016, Accepted 06 Aug 2017, Published online: 12 Feb 2018

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