Teaching global health at the frontlines: A multidisciplinary course in Peru presents basic concepts to students

PLoS Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 0972-0974

  Villafuerte Gálvez, Javier ^a,b   Curioso, Walter H ^b  

^a School of Medicine

^b UNIVERSIDAD PERUANA CAYETANO HEREDIA   (Peru)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COURSE EVALUATION; ECONOMICS; EMPLOYMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; MIGRATION; PERU; POVERTY; SHORT SURVEY; ARTICLE; CURRICULUM; HEALTH; MEDICAL EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; TEACHING;

CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; PERU; TEACHING; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 34347240419     PISSN: 15491277     EISSN: 15491676     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0040130     Document Type: Short Survey

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