Continuing professional development of physicians in uruguay: Lessons from a countrywide experience

Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 81-85

  Margolis, Alvaro ^a,b   Alvariño, Fernando ^a   Niski, Rosa ^a   Fosman, Elena ^a   Torres, Jorge ^a   Ríos, Gilberto ^a   Petruccelli, Dante ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA REPÚBLICA   (Uruguay)

^b HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS   (Uruguay)

Author keywords

Accreditation; Continuing medical education; Continuing professional development; Medical education; South America; Uruguay

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547191707     PISSN: 08941912     EISSN: 1554558X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/chp.104     Document Type: Article

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