Developing a neurology training program in Honduras: A joint project of neurologists in Honduras and the World Federation of Neurology

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 253, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 7-17

  Medina, Marco T ^a,b   Munsat, Theodore ^a   Portera Sánchez, Alberto ^a   Durón, Reyna M ^b   Becker, Carrie A ^a   Holden, Kenton R ^a  

^a World Federation of Neurology ^*  (Honduras)

^b NATIONAL AUTONOMOUS UNIVERSITY OF HONDURAS   (Honduras)

Author keywords

Education; Honduras; Neurology; World Federation of Neurology guidelines

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HONDURAS; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROLOGY; NEUROSCIENCE; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; TRAINING; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; FACULTY, MEDICAL; GUIDELINES; HONDURAS; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; NEUROLOGY; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 33846817529     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2006.07.005     Document Type: Article

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