title: NHS Christmas. It's a family affair.
abstract: How strong an influence is childhood on subsequent choice of career? What is the power of values absorbed at an early age? Joanna Lyall spoke to individuals who have achieved eminence in the field about their early influences and memories of Christmases past.
authors.forename: Joanna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lyall
mesh_terms: D000739:Anecdotes as Topic; D002321:Career Choice; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006693:Holidays / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011939:Mental Recall; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D012945:Social Values; D013222:State Medicine; D006113:United Kingdom