Interprofessional postgraduate education in primary health care: Is it making a difference?

Journal of Interprofessional Care

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 569-578

  Pullon, S ^a   Fry, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Interprofessional education; Postgraduate; Primary health care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREER; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INCOME; LEARNING; MALE; MANPOWER; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NEW ZEALAND; NURSE ATTITUDE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE; DATA COLLECTION; EDUCATION, GRADUATE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 33644792995     PISSN: 13561820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13561820500448209     Document Type: Article

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