Project Medishare: A volunteer program in international health at the University of Miami

Academic Medicine

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 397-401

  Dodard, Michel ^a   Vulcain, Andre ^a   Fournier, Arthur ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION PROGRAM; HAITI; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; VOLUNTEER;

EID: 0034110344     PISSN: 10402446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001888-200004000-00023     Document Type: Review

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