The missions of medical schools: The pursuit of health in the service of society

BMC Medical Education

Volumn 1, Issue , 2001, Pages 1-7

  Lewkonia, Ray M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; REVIEW;

EID: 3042718249     PISSN: 14726920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6920-1-1     Document Type: Review

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