Do workshops make a difference in improving the capability of physicians?

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 186-188

  Thaver, Inayat H ^a  

^a BAQAI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIARRHEA; EDUCATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PAKISTAN; TEACHING;

ADULT; DIARRHEA; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; HUMANS; PAKISTAN; TEACHING;

EID: 0031184317     PISSN: 00309982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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