title: Surgery or general medicine--a study of the reasons underlying the choice of medical specialty.
authors.affiliation: Hospital da Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Patrícia Lacerda
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Bellodi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001938:Brazil; D002321:Career Choice; D002755:Choice Behavior; D005194:Family Practice / Q000193:education*; D005260:Female; D013502:General Surgery / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency; D008297:Male; D013337:Students, Medical / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires