Oncology for medical students:. A European School of Oncology contribution to undergraduate cancer education

Cancer Treatment Reviews

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 419-426

  Pavlidis, N ^a   Vermorken, J B ^b   Stahel, R ^c   Bernier, J ^d   Cervantes, A ^e   Audisio, R ^f   Pentheroudakis, G ^a   Costa, A ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

^b ANTWERP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^e HOSPITAL CLÍNICO UNIVERSITARIO   (Spain)

^f WHISTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^g EUROPEAN SCHOOL OF ONCOLOGY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cancer; Courses; European school of oncology (ESO); Summer schools; Undergraduate teaching

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; COURSE EVALUATION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EUROPEAN UNION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PROFESSION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; ONCOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNIVERSITY;

ADULT; CAREER CHOICE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 34548211410     PISSN: 03057372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ctrv.2007.02.005     Document Type: Review

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