Assessment of the impact of community-based medical education of the University of Maiduguri on communities in three local government areas of Borno State, Nigeria: Community leaders' perspectives

Education for Health

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 6-16

  Omotara, B A ^a   Padonu, M O ^a   Yahya, S J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAIDUGURI   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ENDEMIC DISEASE; GOVERNMENT; GROUP DYNAMICS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LEADERSHIP; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; NIGERIA; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RURAL AREA; WORM INFECTION;

COMMUNITY MEDICINE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; NIGERIA; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 1842844376     PISSN: 13576283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13576280310001656114     Document Type: Article

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