Medical humanities: To cure sometimes, to relieve often, to comfort always

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 182, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 5-8

  Gordon, Jill ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ART; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HISTORY; HUMAN; HUMANITIES; LITERATURE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MUSIC; NORTH AMERICA; PATIENT CARE; PHILOSOPHY; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; UNITED KINGDOM; UNIVERSITY;

EID: 11844270453     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2005.tb06543.x     Document Type: Article

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