Postgraduate research training: The PhD and MD thesis

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 113-118

  Higginson, Irene ^a,b  

^a ROYAL MARSDEN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Education, graduate; Palliative care (non MeSH); Research

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; UNIVERSITY;

EID: 0029926974     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/026921639601000205     Document Type: Article

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