Injury prevention education in United States medical school curricula

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 161-165

  Wright, Martha S ^a   Litaker, David G ^a,b  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Injury control; Medical school curriculum; Undergraduate medical education

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CURRICULUM; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; INJURY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031950673     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-199801000-00022     Document Type: Conference Paper

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