The Canadian Academy of Health Sciences: Coming of age at the right time

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 178, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1029-1031

  Schechter, Martin T ^a   Armstrong, Paul W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANADA; DENTISTRY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SCIENCE; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NOTE; NURSING; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIOLOGY; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

EID: 42149163649     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.071800     Document Type: Note

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