International electives: Maximizing the opportunity to learn and contribute

MedGenMed Medscape General Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2005, Pages

  Gupta, Rajesh ^a   Farmer, Paul E ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EPIDEMIC; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LEARNING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MORALITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POVERTY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RESPONSIBILITY; TRAVEL;

EID: 25144467909     PISSN: 15310132     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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