Does formal approval of educational courses guarantee quality?

Medical Education

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 371-373

  Nicol, F ^a   Patterson, W M ^a  

^a Lister Postgraduate Institute   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Continuing medical education, * methods; Family physicians, * education; Great Britain; Quality control

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NORMAL HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; QUALITY CONTROL; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; FAMILY PRACTICE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 0032936485     PISSN: 03080110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2923.1999.00297.x     Document Type: Article

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