Understanding global health issues: Are international medical electives the answer?

Medical Education

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 688-690

  Edwards, Richard ^a   Piachaud, Jack ^b   Rowson, Mike ^b   Miranda, Jaime ^b  

^a Sch of Epidemiol and Hlth Sci   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; CURRICULUM; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALARIA; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; NOTE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK REDUCTION; SEXUAL HARASSMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

CURRICULUM; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL EDUCATIONAL EXCHANGE; RISK FACTORS; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 3142746673     PISSN: 03080110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2929.2004.01849.x     Document Type: Note

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