An international survey of medical ethics curricula in Asia

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 514-521

  Miyasaka, Michio ^a   Akabayashi, Akira ^b   Kai, Ichiro ^b   Ohi, Gen ^c  

^a NIIGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Asia; Curriculum survey; Medical ethics education; Medical school

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASIA; AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND; CHINA; CURRICULUM; HONG KONG; INDONESIA; KOREA; MALAYSIA; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MONGOLIA; PHILIPPINES; SINGAPORE; SRI LANKA; TAIWAN; THAILAND;

EID: 0033429624     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jme.25.6.514     Document Type: Article

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