The current status and future needs of education and training in family medicine and primary care in South Africa

Medical Education

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 716-721

  De Villiers, Pierre J T ^a   De Villiers, Marietjie R ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Education, medical, continuing; Educational status; Family practice, education; Inservice training; Needs assessment; Primary health care, education; South Africa

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CERTIFICATION; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; NURSE; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION;

EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0032831131     PISSN: 03080110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2923.1999.00545.x     Document Type: Article

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