Status of medical mycology education

Medical Mycology

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 457-467

  Steinbach, William J ^a   Mitchell, Thomas G ^b   Schell, Wiley A ^a   Espinel Ingroff, Ana ^c   Coico, Richard F ^d   Walsh, Thomas J ^e   Perfect, John R ^a,b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Mycology education; Mycology teaching

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; FLUCYTOSINE; NYSTATIN; ORPHAN DRUG;

ACCURACY; ASPERGILLUS; CANDIDA; CRYPTOCOCCUS; CURRICULUM; DATA BASE; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; MEDLINE; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCOLOGY; MYCOSIS; NONHUMAN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; TEACHING; UNITED STATES;

EDUCATION, MEDICAL; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; FUNGI; HUMANS; LABORATORY PERSONNEL; MYCOLOGY; MYCOSES; QUESTIONNAIRES;

ASPERGILLUS; CANDIDA;

EID: 0346024266     PISSN: 13693786     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13693780310001631322     Document Type: Review

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