Internationally-educated health professionals: A distance education multiple cultures model

Education and Training

Volumn 48, Issue 2-3, 2006, Pages 112-126

  Lum, Lillie ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Distance learning; Health services; Learning styles; National cultures; Professional education

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645699718     PISSN: 00400912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00400910610651755     Document Type: Review

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