Development of family medicine in the Middle East

Family Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 736-741

  Abyad, Abdulrazak ^a   Al Baho, Abeer Khaled ^b   Unluoglu, Ilhami ^c   Tarawneh, Mohammed ^d   Al Hilfy, Thamer Kadum Yousif ^e  

^a Health Authority Abu Dhabi   (United Arab Emirates)

^b Family Practice Specialty Training Programme   (Kuwait)

^c ESKISEHIR OSMANGAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d Ministry of Health   (Jordan)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BAGHDAD   (Iraq)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAHRAIN; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COURSE CONTENT; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FAMILY MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; IRAQ; JORDAN; KUWAIT; LEBANON; LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA; MIDDLE EAST; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; QATAR; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; REVIEW; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 36448950876     PISSN: 07423225     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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