Australian policy on overseas-trained doctors

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 181, Issue 11-12, 2004, Pages 635-639

  Birrell, Robert J ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CANADA; EMPLOYMENT; EXAMINATION; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; IRELAND; MEDICAL EDUCATION; SKILL; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 11044226377     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2004.tb06497.x     Document Type: Article

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