Postgraduate training for rural family practice: Goals and opportunities

Canadian Family Physician

Volumn 42, Issue JUNE, 1996, Pages 1133-1138

  Rourke, James T B ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANADA; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; MANPOWER; MEDICAL EDUCATION; REVIEW;

CANADA; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; RURAL HEALTH;

EID: 0030161986     PISSN: 0008350X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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