Medical students' views of undergraduate oncology education: A comparative study

Education for Health: Change in Learning and Practice

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 61-70

  Karamouzis, Mihalis V ^a   Ifanti, Amalia A ^a   Iconomou, Gregoris ^a   Vagenakis, Apostolos G ^a   Kalofonos, Haralabos P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Medical curriculum; Oncology; Practice; Undergraduate education

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION PROGRAM; GREECE; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL PROFESSION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MEDICAL STUDENT; ONCOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STUDENT ATTITUDE; STUDENT SATISFACTION; TEACHING;

CONSUMER SATISFACTION; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; GREECE; HUMANS; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 33644993577     PISSN: 13576283     EISSN: 14695804     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13576280500534552     Document Type: Article

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