Reforming medical education in the United Kingdom: Lessons for Australia and New Zealand

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 187, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 400-403

  Hays, Richard B ^a,b  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CAREER MOBILITY; CONTINUING EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PROFESSION; NEW ZEALAND; PARAMEDICAL PROFESSION; POLICY; SOCIETY; UNITED KINGDOM; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT;

EDUCATION, MEDICAL; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 38449106945     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2007.tb01312.x     Document Type: Article

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