Questions of training - Choice or force?

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 43-47

  Bennett, Michael I ^a   Alison, Dawn L ^a   O'Neill, William M ^b   Mclllmurray, Malcolm ^c  

^a ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b BRISTOL HAEMATOLOGY AND ONCOLOGY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL LANCASTER INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Education; Graduate; Medical; Medical oncology; Palliative medicine (non MeSH)

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; ONCOLOGY; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; TRAINING;

EID: 0030038813     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/026921639601000107     Document Type: Article

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