Integration of sexual and reproductive health in the medical curriculum in Pakistan

Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 27-30

  Afsar, Habib Ahmed ^a   Sohani, Sikandar ^a   Younus, Muhammad ^b   Mohamad, Shazia ^a  

^a Michigan State University ^*

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Family physicians; Medical curriculum; Pakistan; Primary health care; Sexual health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PAKISTAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL EDUCATION;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CURRICULUM; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PAKISTAN; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE; SEX EDUCATION;

EID: 33746524457     PISSN: 1022386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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