Medical education in South Africa - Exciting times

Medical Teacher

Volumn 29, Issue 9-10, 2007, Pages 906-909

  Kent, Athol ^a   de Villiers, Marietjie R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL STUDENT; POLITICS; RACE DIFFERENCE; RURAL AREA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOUTH AFRICA; URBAN AREA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; FACULTY, MEDICAL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH MANPOWER; HEALTH POLICY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; POLITICS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; RISK FACTORS; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOUTH AFRICA; SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 37849045604     PISSN: 0142159X     EISSN: 1466187X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01421590701832122     Document Type: Article

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