Teaching public health to medical students in the United Kingdom - Are the General Medical Council's recommendations being implemented?

Journal of Public Health Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 150-157

  Edwards, Richard ^a   White, Martin ^a   Chappel, David ^a,b   Gray, Jackie ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Public Health Medicine   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cross sectional survey; Medical undergraduate education; Public health

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED KINGDOM;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 0033038782     PISSN: 09574832     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/21.2.150     Document Type: Article

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