Knowledge and practices regarding tuberculosis: A survey of final-year medical students from Canada, India and Uganda

Medical Education

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 530-536

  Emili, J ^a,d   Norman, G R ^a   Upshur, R E G ^b   Scott, F ^a   John, K R ^a,c   Schmuck, M L ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^d McMaster University ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

ANOVA; Canada; Clinical competence; Diagnosis; Education; Epidemiology; India; Medical; Questionnaires; Standards; Therapy; Tuberculosis; Uganda; Undergraduate

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CLINICAL EDUCATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPETENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURRICULUM; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; NORMAL HUMAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; TUBERCULOSIS; UGANDA;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CANADA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INDIA; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; TUBERCULOSIS; UGANDA;

EID: 0034945956     PISSN: 03080110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2923.2001.00918.x     Document Type: Article

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