Neurology training programs worldwide: A world federation of neurology survey

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 246, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 59-64

  Bergen, Donna C ^a   Good, David ^b  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Education; Graduate; Health manpower; Internship and residency; Manpower; Medical; World health

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNET; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROLOGY; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NEURORADIOLOGY; PHYSICIAN; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRY; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; TRAINING;

DATA COLLECTION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; NEUROLOGY; SOCIETIES, SCIENTIFIC; TRAINING SUPPORT; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 33744903635     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2006.02.003     Document Type: Article

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