Continuing professional development for rural physicians: An oxymoron or just non-existent?

Internal Medicine Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 661-664

  McLean, R ^a,b  

^a Canberra ACT   (Australia)

^b Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Cntinuing professional development; Rural; Specialist; Videoconferencing

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; CONTINUING EDUCATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL PROFESSION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; RURAL AREA; VIDEOCONFERENCING;

AUSTRALIA; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; HUMANS; PHYSICIANS; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE LOCATION; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 33748344710     PISSN: 14440903     EISSN: 14455994     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2006.01173.x     Document Type: Review

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