Medical schools for the health-care needs of the 21st century

Lancet

Volumn 369, Issue 9580, 2007, Pages 2211-2213

  Gibbon, Wayne ^a  

^a BOND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BUDGET; CENTRAL AMERICA; COMMUNITY CARE; COST; CURRICULUM; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MIDDLE EAR; MIDDLE EAST; MORTALITY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SOUTH AMERICA; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

EID: 34250895526     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(07)61017-4     Document Type: Note

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