Misperceptions of medical education in Japan: How reform is changing the landscape

Keio Journal of Medicine

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 61-63

  Teo, Alan R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical clerkship; Japan; Medical education; Residency

Indexed keywords

GENERAL PRACTICE; HISTORICAL RESEARCH; HUMAN; JAPAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL STUDENT; PHYSICIAN; REVIEW;

EDUCATION, MEDICAL; FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; JAPAN; LANGUAGE; SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL;

EID: 34447128754     PISSN: 00229717     EISSN: 18801293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2302/kjm.56.61     Document Type: Review

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