Do the learning needs of rural and urban general practitioners differ?

Australian Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 337-342

  Allan, James A ^a   Schaefer, Di ^b  

^a Royal Australian College of General Practitioners ^*  (Australia)

^b ROYAL AUSTRALIAN COLLEGE OF GENERAL PRACTITIONERS   (Australia)

Author keywords

Continuous medical education; Continuous professional development

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIOLOGY; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CARDIOLOGY; CONTINUING EDUCATION; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MENOPAUSE; OBSTETRICS; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PEDIATRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; RURAL HEALTH CARE; TROPICAL MEDICINE; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE; ADULT; AGED; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EDUCATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RURAL POPULATION; URBAN POPULATION;

ADULT; AGED; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NORTHERN TERRITORY; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE LOCATION; RURAL POPULATION; SOUTH AUSTRALIA; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 33644876267     PISSN: 10385282     EISSN: 14401584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1584.2005.00734.x     Document Type: Article

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