Considering primary care in Japan

Academic Medicine

Volumn 73, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 662-668

  Otaki, Junji ^a,b  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL EDUCATION; CURRICULUM; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; JAPAN; MEDICAL SCHOOL; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0031814094     PISSN: 10402446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001888-199806000-00013     Document Type: Review

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