Impact of a model training course for private and public specialist physicians in El Salvador

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 473-479

  Aguilar, R ^a   Garay, J ^b   Villatoro, M ^b   Billo, N E ^c   Caminero, José A ^c,d  

^a Research Unit   (El Salvador)

^b Natl Tuberculosis Control Program   (El Salvador)

^c INTERNATIONAL UNION AGAINST TUBERCULOSIS AND LUNG DISEASE   (France)

^d HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE GRAN CANARIA DR NEGRÍN   (Spain)

Author keywords

El Salvador; Private practitioners; Specialist physicians; Training; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTINUING EDUCATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EL SALVADOR; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFECTION CONTROL; JOB PERFORMANCE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MODEL; NORMAL HUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL;

EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; EL SALVADOR; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; PULMONARY DISEASE (SPECIALTY); SPECIALISM; SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 2442608881     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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