Higher professional education for general medical practitioners: Key informant interviews and focus group findings

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 50, Issue 453, 2000, Pages 293-298

  Smith, Lindsay F P ^a   Eve, Richard ^b   Crabtree, Roger ^c  

^a East Somerset Research Consortium   (United Kingdom)

^b MUSGROVE PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c Somerset Med Audit Advisory Group   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Funding; GP registrars; GP trainers; GP tutors; Higher professional education; New principals; Vocational training

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NORMAL HUMAN; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; TEACHER; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION;

CAREER CHOICE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; FAMILY PRACTICE; FOCUS GROUPS; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS;

EID: 0034072483     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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