Cancer education for medical students: Opportunities and challenges for the 21st century

Cancer Forum

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 154-157

  Anderson, Jennifer ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; AUSTRALIA; CANCER; CANCER PATIENT; CONTINUING EDUCATION; CURRICULUM; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; REVIEW;

EID: 29044432129     PISSN: 0311306X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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