The impact of a clinical training unit on integrated child health care in Mexico

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 79, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 434-441

  Guiscafré, Héctor ^b   Martínez, Homero ^a   Palafox, Miguel ^b   Villa, Sofía ^b   Espinosa, Patricia ^b   Bojalil, Rossana ^b   Gutiérrez, Gonzalo ^b  

^a Unidad de Congresos   (Mexico)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Clinical medicine education; Delivery of health care; Educational; Hospitals; Integrated; Mexico (source: MeSH); Models; Pediatrics education; Teaching

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; HEALTH CARE; INTEGRATED APPROACH; TRAINING;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONSULTATION; DATA BASE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEXICO; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE;

CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; MEXICO; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; PROGRAM EVALUATION;

MEXICO;

EID: 0343337214     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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