Reducing unmet needs: A prevocational medical training program in public health medicine and primary health care in remote Australia

Australian Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 183-190

  Mak, Donna B ^a,b,c,d   Plant, Aileen J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Kimberley Public Health Unit ^*  (Australia)

^d DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aboriginal health; Medical education; Population health; Primary health care; Rural remote area health

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LEARNING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PROFESSION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RURAL AREA;

ADULT; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; HUMANS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 22144458708     PISSN: 10385282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1854.2005.00698.x     Document Type: Article

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